S 50 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Veterans Health Care Funding Guarantee Act of 2003

Introduced Jan 7, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Tim Johnson D-SD

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 22, 2004 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-874.

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. IntroducedJan 7, 2003
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans Health Care Funding Guarantee Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) make available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for programs, functions, and activities of the Veterans Health Administration for FY 2005 120 percent of the amount obligated during FY 2002; and (2) adjust the amount provided after FY 2005 based on the number of enrolled veterans and the number of others eligible for and provided care and the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index.

Repeals provisions which: (1) prohibit the appropriation, obligation, or use of funds for any Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility project or lease unless such funds have been specifically authorized by law; (2) require the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a prospectus of a proposed medical facility involving an expenditure of more than $4 million or facility lease with an average annual rental of more than $600,000; and (3) require the Secretary to give Congress notice before obligating an amount of funds for a major medical facility project that would cause the total amount obligated to exceed the amount specified in the law for that project by more than 10 percent, and when proposing that funds be used for a purpose other than the purpose for which such funds were appropriated.

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 7, 2003 to Apr 7, 2004; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-HIDaniel K. InouyeOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-MTMax BaucusOriginalJan 7, 2003
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-SDThomas A. DaschleOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-IATom HarkinOriginalJan 7, 2003
D-MNMark DaytonJan 9, 2003
D-ILRichard J. DurbinJan 9, 2003
D-LAMary L. LandrieuFeb 5, 2003
R-VTJames M. JeffordsFeb 6, 2003
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVFeb 25, 2003
D-MDPaul S. SarbanesMar 10, 2003
D-GAZell MillerMar 12, 2003
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweMar 31, 2003
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergMay 1, 2003
D-MIDebbie StabenowMay 14, 2003
D-WAPatty MurrayJun 5, 2003
D-NYHillary Rodham ClintonJun 23, 2003
D-FLBill NelsonJul 10, 2003
D-WAMaria CantwellSep 2, 2003
D-MAEdward M. KennedySep 10, 2003
D-NDKent ConradSep 26, 2003
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyNov 3, 2003
D-NYCharles E. SchumerNov 13, 2003
D-NJJon S. CorzineNov 17, 2003
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiMar 10, 2004
D-CTChristopher J. DoddApr 7, 2004

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jan 7, 2003Hearings Jun 23, 2004

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 22, 2004Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-874.
  2. Jan 7, 2003Introduced in Senate
  3. Jan 7, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 2

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
SenateDebate and remarks S14397Patty Murray D-WANov 11, 2003
SenateDebate and remarks S8277Thomas A. Daschle D-SDJun 20, 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 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 108-874PENDING LEGISLATION114 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeJun 22, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-585PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2004 BUDGET FOR VETERANS' PROGRAMS83 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeFeb 26, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Veterans Health Care Funding Guarantee Act of 2003

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. Jan 7, 2003Introduced in Senate

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