21st Century Veterans Equitable Treatment Act
Latest action · Mar 12, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Secretary, in any case in which such period is exceeded or in which transportation was not so provided, to promptly provide for such care or transportation from a private source and to reimburse such source at an appropriate rate. Requires expedited reimbursement procedures.
Directs the Secretary to include within standards of performance used for measuring Department medical care administration a standard of assessing improvements in appointment waiting times.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2003 to Jul 21, 2004; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| D-OK | Brad Carson | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| R-CO | Joel Hefley | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Feb 25, 2003 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Jun 5, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Jun 11, 2003 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Jun 11, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 19, 2003 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jul 22, 2003 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Sep 4, 2003 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Nov 4, 2003 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Apr 28, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jul 8, 2004 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jul 21, 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 Feb 25, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 12, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 25, 2003Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7188 | John B. Larson D-CT | Jul 21, 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 for a more equitable geographic allocation of funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- 21st Century Veterans Equitable Treatment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Access to health care
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Collection of accounts
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Electronic funds transfers
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Hospital rates
- Law
- Medical fees
- Performance measurement
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Smart cards
- Transportation and Public Works
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2003Introduced in House
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