A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish centers to provide enhanced services to veterans with amputations and prosthetic devices, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 11, 2006 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-737.
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.
- IntroducedMay 4, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish not less than five centers to provide rehabilitation services to veterans with amputations or prosthetic devices; and (2) ensure that the centers' services do not duplicate the services provided by polytrauma centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Requires each center to be designated as an Amputation and Prosthetic Rehabilitation Center.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2006 to May 17, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | May 4, 2006 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | May 17, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 4, 2006Hearings May 11, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2006Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-737.
- May 4, 2006Introduced in Senate
- May 4, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4057-4058)
- May 4, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4058)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4057–S4059Text printed S4058 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI, Larry E. Craig R-ID (text) | May 4, 2006 |
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.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-737 | HEALTH CARE LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES CURRENTLY PENDING BEFORE THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS66 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 11, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-667 | FIELD HEARINGS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007377 pages | Budget Committee | Jan 16, 2006–Aug 30, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish centers to provide enhanced services to veterans with amputations and prosthetic devices, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 4, 2006Introduced in Senate
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