Rural Veterans Access to Care Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 25, 2005 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.
- IntroducedApr 20, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Veterans Access to Care Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a FY 2006 through 2008 pilot program to improve health care access for rural veterans.
States that: (1) the program shall be conducted in three geographic service regions (Veterans Integrated Service Networks) of the Veterans Health Administration; and (2) medical services shall be provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) providers for acute or chronic symptom management, non-therapeutic medical services, and other medical services as determined by the director of the appropriate geographic service region.
Obligates program funds.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 20, 2005 to Sep 12, 2006; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | C. L. (Butch) Otter | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-PA | John E. Peterson | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Original | Apr 20, 2005 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Apr 21, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | May 3, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | May 24, 2005 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Oct 26, 2005 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Sep 12, 2006 |
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 Apr 20, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 25, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 20, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 20, 2005Referred 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 H5562 | Tom Osborne R-NE | Jun 30, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to improve access to health care for rural veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural Veterans Access to Care Act of 2005
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.
- Apr 20, 2005Introduced in House
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