Veterans Road to Health Care Act of 2005
Latest action · Jul 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.
- IntroducedJun 30, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Secretary, in calculating travel expenses under the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program, to utilize the current Federal mileage reimbursement rates for the use on official business of privately owned vehicles.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 30, 2005 to Jun 9, 2006; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Katherine Harris | Original | Jun 30, 2005 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Jun 30, 2005 |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Original | Jun 30, 2005 |
| R-WI | Mark Green | Original | Jun 30, 2005 |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jun 30, 2005 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Jun 30, 2005 |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Jul 11, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jul 13, 2005 | |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 18, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Sep 28, 2005 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Sep 28, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Oct 19, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Nov 3, 2005 | |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Feb 1, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jun 9, 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 Jun 30, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 25, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 30, 2005Introduced in House
- Jun 30, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32961 | Veterans’ Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress Archived | Report | Oct 26, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 996 | Veterans Road to Health Care Act of 2005 | Related bill | May 11, 2005 |
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 the Veterans Beneficiary Travel Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Road to Health Care Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.