HR 1470 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act

Introduced Mar 12, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Bob Filner D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 12, 2007
  2. Passed HouseMay 23, 2007
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 callQuestionResultDate
House 412On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassPassed421–1May 23, 2007

Yea 421

Nay 1

Not voting 10

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 19, 2007 to May 23, 2007.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-IADavid LoebsackApr 19, 2007
R-FLGus M. BilirakisApr 19, 2007
D-IALeonard L. BoswellApr 19, 2007
R-TXRon PaulApr 19, 2007
R-IATom LathamApr 23, 2007
D-IABruce L. BraleyMay 8, 2007
R-KSJerry MoranMay 8, 2007
D-TNBart GordonMay 16, 2007
D-FLCorrine BrownMay 16, 2007
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterMay 21, 2007
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMay 21, 2007
D-TXLloyd DoggettMay 21, 2007
R-ALMike RogersMay 21, 2007
D-ILPhil HareMay 21, 2007
D-MNTimothy J. WalzMay 22, 2007
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Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Mar 12, 2007Markup May 15, 2007
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 16, 2007Hearings Apr 26, 2007Markup May 10, 2007Reported May 10, 2007
SenateVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred May 24, 2007

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 24, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. May 23, 2007Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. May 23, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5668-5671)
  4. May 23, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1470.
  5. 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.
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1162John Conyers, Jr. D-MIMay 25, 2007
HouseDebate and remarks H5663, H5668–H5671Text printed H5668Recorded votes H5682enactBob Filner D-CA, Corrine Brown D-FL, Jerry Moran R-KS, John J. Hall D-NY, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD, Steve Buyer R-INMay 23, 2007
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E524Bob Filner D-CAMar 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

  1. 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>
  2. 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.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 110-17OUTPATIENT WAITING TIMES66 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeDec 12, 2007
Serial No. 110-24LEGISLATIVE 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 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeApr 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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RL33993Veterans’ Health Care Issues ArchivedReportNov 30, 2007

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1471Better Access to Chiropractors to Keep our Veterans Healthy Act (BACK Veterans Health Act)Related billApr 26, 2007
HR 1554Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries ActRelated billApr 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.

  1. May 24, 2007Referred in Senate
  2. May 23, 2007Engrossed in House
  3. Mar 12, 2007Introduced in House

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