To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the availability of emergency medical care for veterans in non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.
Latest action · Nov 16, 2007 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.
- IntroducedNov 9, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the determination of whether a veteran can be transferred to a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility after receiving emergency medical treatment in a non-Department facility to be based both on the condition of the veteran and on the availability of a bed in a Department facility that is not geographically inaccessible to the veteran.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 9, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Nov 9, 2007 |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Original | Nov 9, 2007 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Nov 9, 2007 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Nov 9, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Nov 9, 2007 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | Nov 9, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Nov 9, 2007 |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Original | Nov 9, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Nov 9, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 9, 2007Introduced in House
- Nov 9, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2007Introduced in House
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