Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008
Latest action · May 22, 2008 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.
- IntroducedOct 10, 2007
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008 - Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse certain veterans without a service-connected disability enrolled as active participants of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care plan for the cost of emergency treatment received in a non-VA facility until such time as such veterans are transferred to a VA facility.
Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary to reimburse certain veterans with a service-connected disability or a non-service-connected disability associated with or aggravating a service-connected disability for the value of emergency treatment for which such veterans have made payment from sources other than the VA.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 347 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed412–0 | May 21, 2008 |
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 6, 2007 to May 15, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Nov 6, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jan 22, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Christopher P. Carney | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Jan 29, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Feb 21, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Feb 21, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Feb 21, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Mar 3, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Mar 5, 2008 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 10, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Harry E. Mitchell | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 30, 2008 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 13, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | May 14, 2008 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | May 15, 2008 |
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 Oct 10, 2007Markup Apr 30, 2008Reported May 15, 2008 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 15, 2007Markup Apr 23, 2008Reported Apr 23, 2008 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 22, 2008 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 21, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4412)
- May 21, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 412 - 0 (Roll no. 347). (text: CR 5/19/2008 H4190)
- May 21, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 20, 2008Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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 E1056 | Betty McCollum D-MN | May 23, 2008 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1002Recorded votes H4412enact | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 21, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4190, H4191Text printed H4190 | Bob Filner D-CA, Ginny Brown-Waite R-FL, Steve Buyer R-IN, Zachary T. Space D-OH | May 20, 2008 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 12, 2008H.R. 3819, Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs</p>
- May 12, 2008H.R. 3819, Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Printed hearings 3
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. 110-90 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 4089, H.R. 4463, H.R. 5888, H.R. 6114 AND H.R. 612256 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 5, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-82 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 2818, H.R. 5554, H.R. 5595, H.R. 5622, H.R. 5729, AND H.R. 573061 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 15, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-63 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 2790, H.R. 3458, H.R. 3819, H.R. 4053, H.R. 4107, H.R. 4146, H.R. 4204, AND H.R. 423178 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jan 17, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2142 | Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008 | Identical bill | Feb 25, 2008 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to Department facilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2008Referred in Senate
- May 21, 2008Engrossed in House
- May 15, 2008Reported in House
- Oct 10, 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.
