HR 5359 · 107th Congress 2001โ€“2003, ended

Veterans Outreach Protection Act

Latest action · Oct 18, 2002 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. IntroducedSep 10, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans Outreach Protection Act - Rescinds a Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum dated July 18, 2002, from the Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and management which requires directors of Department health service networks to ensure that no marketing activities for the enrollment of new veterans occur within their networks.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2002 to Oct 28, 2002.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsSep 17, 2002
I-VTBernard SandersSep 17, 2002
R-NCCass BallengerSep 17, 2002
D-NYCharles B. RangelSep 17, 2002
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 17, 2002
D-PAJohn P. MurthaSep 17, 2002
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldSep 17, 2002
D-MSRonnie ShowsSep 17, 2002
D-PATim HoldenSep 17, 2002
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaSep 18, 2002
D-TXMartin FrostSep 18, 2002
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizSep 18, 2002
D-MAStephen F. LynchSep 18, 2002
D-MABarney FrankSep 19, 2002
D-MAJames P. McGovernSep 19, 2002
D-OHMarcy KapturSep 19, 2002
D-ARMarion BerrySep 19, 2002
D-MNCollin C. PetersonSep 24, 2002
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaSep 24, 2002
R-TXRon PaulSep 24, 2002
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestSep 24, 2002
D-ILDavid D. PhelpsSep 26, 2002
D-WARick LarsenSep 26, 2002
D-OHTed StricklandOct 1, 2002
D-NYSteve IsraelOct 3, 2002
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOct 8, 2002
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOct 28, 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 Sep 10, 2002
Health Subcommittee
Referred Oct 18, 2002

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 18, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Sep 10, 2002Introduced in House
  3. Sep 10, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To rescind the Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum of July 18, 2002, in which Directors of health service networks in the Department of Veterans Affairs are directed to ensure that no marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their networks.
Short Titles as Introduced
Veterans Outreach Protection Act

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. Sep 10, 2002Introduced in House

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