HR 2475 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Veterans Health Care Full Funding Act

Introduced Jun 16, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Christopher H. Smith R-NJ

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Latest action · Jul 24, 2003 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. IntroducedJun 16, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans Health Care Full Funding Act - Requires each fiscal year budget submitted to Congress by the President to include requests for amounts for veterans health care programs. Requires amounts appropriated for such programs to be available for two consecutive fiscal years.

Establishes the Veterans Health Care Funding Review Board within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Board, beginning with FY 2005, to determine the level of funding needed for such programs for that fiscal year and the next and to publish such determination in the Federal Register. Outlines veterans' health care needs factors to be considered by the Board in arriving at such determination.

Repeals requirements for certain congressional notifications in connection with a funding request for a Department major medical facility project or lease.

Provides a 30-day standard for access to medical care for veterans seeking primary or specialized care, as measured from: (1) the time the veteran contacts the Department seeking an appointment until the date a visit is completed (primary care); and (2) the date on which the veteran is referred to a specialist until the date a visit is completed (specialty care). Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a standard of waiting time during a visit and to periodically review the performance of Department facilities compared to that standard.

Cosponsors 47

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2003 to Nov 16, 2004; 38 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYAmo HoughtonOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-LADavid VitterOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalJun 16, 2003
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJun 16, 2003
R-FLGinny Brown-WaiteOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.OriginalJun 16, 2003
R-NHJeb BradleyOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-FLJeff MillerOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-NVJim GibbonsOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-NJJim SaxtonOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-COJoel HefleyOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-NELee TerryOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-OHPaul E. GillmorOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-FLPorter J. GossOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-ILRay LaHoodOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-LARichard H. BakerOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-AZRick RenziOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-NCRobin HayesOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-TXRon PaulOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-NMStevan PearceOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-NYSue W. KellyOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-PATim MurphyOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-VATom DavisOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestOriginalJun 16, 2003
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsOriginalJun 16, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeJun 18, 2003
R-PAJim GerlachJun 19, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneJun 24, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsJun 24, 2003
R-KYRon LewisJun 25, 2003
R-SDWilliam J. JanklowJul 7, 2003
R-PABill ShusterSep 30, 2003
R-FLKatherine HarrisMar 10, 2004
R-NYJohn M. McHughNov 16, 2004

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 16, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jul 24, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 24, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jun 16, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jun 16, 2003Referred 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 E1266Christopher H. Smith R-NJJun 16, 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.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Aug 27, 2003H.R. 2475, Veterans Health Care Full Funding Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on June 16, 2003</p>
  2. Aug 27, 2003H.R. 2475, Veterans Health Care Full Funding ActCost estimate for the bill as introduced on June 16, 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 provide an enhanced funding process to ensure an adequate level of funding for veterans health care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Veterans Health Care Full Funding 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. Jun 16, 2003Introduced in House

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