Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
Latest action · May 24, 2007 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2007
- Passed HouseMay 23, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act - Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2009; and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2011.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 412 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed421–1 | May 23, 2007 |
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 19, 2007 to May 23, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | May 8, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 21, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | May 22, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | May 23, 2007 |
Committees 2
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 Mar 12, 2007Markup May 15, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 16, 2007Hearings Apr 26, 2007Markup May 10, 2007Reported May 10, 2007 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 24, 2007 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 23, 2007Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 23, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5668-5671)
- May 23, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1470.
- May 23, 2007At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1162 | John Conyers, Jr. D-MI | May 25, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5663, H5668–H5671Text printed H5668Recorded votes H5682enact | Bob Filner D-CA, Corrine Brown D-FL, Jerry Moran R-KS, John J. Hall D-NY, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD, Steve Buyer R-IN | May 23, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E524 | Bob Filner D-CA | Mar 12, 2007 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 21, 2007H.R. 1470, Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs</p>
- May 21, 2007H.R. 1470, Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-17 | OUTPATIENT WAITING TIMES66 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Dec 12, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-24 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 92, H.R. 315, H.R. 339, H.R. 463, H.R. 538 H.R. 542, H.R. 1426, H.R. 1470, H.R. 1471, H.R. 1527 H.R. 1944, AND DISCUSSION DRAFT OF THE ``RURAL VETERANS HEALTHCARE ACT OF 2007''105 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 26, 2007 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33993 | Veterans’ Health Care Issues Archived | Report | Nov 30, 2007 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1471 | Better Access to Chiropractors to Keep our Veterans Healthy Act (BACK Veterans Health Act) | Related bill | Apr 26, 2007 |
| HR 1554 | Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act | Related bill | Apr 3, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2007Referred in Senate
- May 23, 2007Engrossed in House
- Mar 12, 2007Introduced 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.
