HR 4273
98th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Alzheimer's disease
Geriatrics
Health
Nervous system diseases
Social Welfare
Veterans' medical care
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease by the Veterans' Administration.
Introduced: November 1, 1983
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 1, 1983
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends veterans' hospitalization benefits to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to carry out a screening and treatment program for eligible veterans suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Permits the furnishing of hospital or nursing home care to afflicted veterans who are at least fifty years old.
What's happening now
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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