Rural Veterans Access to Care Act of 2003
Latest action · Mar 9, 2004 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H993)
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.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Veterans Access to Care Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that no less than five percent of the funds made available each fiscal year for the Medical Care appropriation of the Department of Veterans Affairs are used to improve access to medical services for highly rural or geographically remote veterans, including the use of such funds for: (1) acute or chronic sympton management; (2) nontherapeutic medical services; and (3) other appropriate medical services as determined by the director of the geographic service region involved. Provides for the allocation of such funds to such service regions.
Requires review of the operation of this Act and, if necessary, recommendation for an adjustment to the percentage of Medical Care funds required for such purpose.
Cosponsors 58
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2003 to Nov 19, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Jun 11, 2003 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Jun 12, 2003 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Jun 16, 2003 | |
| R-CO | Scott McInnis | Jun 16, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jun 19, 2003 | |
| R-PA | John E. Peterson | Jun 19, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jun 23, 2003 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Jun 24, 2003 | |
| R-NE | Doug Bereuter | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jun 25, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jun 26, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Jul 8, 2003 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Jul 9, 2003 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Jul 16, 2003 | |
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Jul 17, 2003 | |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Jul 17, 2003 | |
| R-MN | Gil Gutknecht | Jul 17, 2003 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Jul 17, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jul 17, 2003 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Jul 18, 2003 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jul 21, 2003 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Jul 21, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 22, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Jul 23, 2003 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Jul 23, 2003 | |
| R-WA | George R. Nethercutt Jr. | Jul 23, 2003 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Jul 24, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Charles W. Stenholm | Jul 24, 2003 | |
| R-IN | Chris Chocola | Jul 24, 2003 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Jul 24, 2003 | |
| R-CO | Joel Hefley | Jul 24, 2003 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jul 24, 2003 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Sep 3, 2003 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 4, 2003 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Sep 25, 2003 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Sep 30, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Oct 1, 2003 | |
| R-SD | William J. Janklow | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Oct 7, 2003 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jan 20, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Nick Smith | May 5, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | May 12, 2004 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Nov 17, 2004 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Nov 18, 2004 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Nov 18, 2004 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Nov 19, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 5, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 19, 2003Hearings Sep 30, 2003 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H993)
- Sep 30, 2003Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 24, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5798-5799)
- Jun 19, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 5, 2003Introduced in House
In the Congressional Record 3
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E343, E349 | Dave Camp R-MI, Mike McIntyre D-NC | Mar 11, 2004 |
| House | Debate and remarks H992–H997 | Bart Stupak D-MI, Charles W. Stenholm D-TX, Doug Bereuter R-NE, Ed Case D-HI, Thomas H. Allen D-ME, Tom Osborne R-NE, Virgil H. Goode Jr. R-VA, Wayne T. Gilchrest R-MD | Mar 10, 2004 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5798 | Tom Osborne R-NE | Jun 24, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-24 | H.R. 2379, THE RURAL VETERANS ACCESS TO CARE ACT OF 2003; AND H.R. 3094, THE VET- ERANS TIMELY ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACT160 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 30, 2003 |
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 health care for rural veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural Veterans Access to Care Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Access to health care
- Administrative procedure
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Chronically ill
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Economics and Public Finance
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Health
- Housing and Community Development
- Law
- Rural health
- Veterans' hospitals
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2003Introduced in House
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