HR 435 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Veterans Outpatient Care Access Act of 2001

Introduced Feb 6, 2001 Originated House Sponsor John J. Duncan, Jr. R-TN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 20, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 6, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans Outpatient Care Access Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide needed medical services from sources outside the Department of Veterans Affairs when veterans are informed that the waiting period for such services in a Department outpatient clinic will be six months or longer.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2001 to May 16, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-COBob SchafferFeb 27, 2001
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyFeb 27, 2001
D-TNBob ClementMar 7, 2001
R-WIMark GreenMar 7, 2001
R-GANathan DealMar 7, 2001
R-TXPete SessionsMar 7, 2001
R-NCRichard BurrMar 7, 2001
R-KYRon LewisMar 7, 2001
R-AZJ. D. HayworthMar 13, 2001
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldMar 13, 2001
R-NCWalter B. JonesMar 13, 2001
R-ILMark KirkMar 29, 2001
D-CALoretta SanchezApr 4, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyApr 25, 2001
R-IAJim NussleJul 12, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernMay 16, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 6, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 20, 2001

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 6, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Feb 6, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E114)
  4. Feb 6, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E114John J. Duncan, Jr. R-TNFeb 6, 2001

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access to medical services for veterans seeking treatment at Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics with exceptionally long waiting periods.
Short Titles as Introduced
Veterans Outpatient Care Access Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 6, 2001Introduced in House

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

$1 $5 $10

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.