South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 26, 2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedJan 17, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine, and notify Congress, whether the needs of veterans for acute inpatient hospital care in 24 counties comprising Far South Texas shall be met through: (1) a public-private venture to provide such services and long-term care to veterans in an existing facility in Far South Texas; (2) a project for construction of a new full-service, 50-bed hospital with a 125-bed nursing home in Far South Texas; or (3) a sharing agreement with a military treatment facility in Far South Texas. Requires the Secretary to take appropriate action depending on the option selected.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 17, 2007 to Jan 23, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Jan 17, 2007 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | May 2, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 26, 2007 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Aug 1, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Sep 5, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Oct 22, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Oct 30, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Oct 31, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Jan 23, 2008 |
Committees 1
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 Jan 17, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 2, 2007Hearings Apr 26, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 17, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 17, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1838 | South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007 | Related bill | Jul 19, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the health care needs of veterans in far South Texas.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Building construction
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Hospital care
- Hospitals
- Long-term care
- Military medicine
- Nursing homes
- Public-private partnerships
- Texas
- Veterans' hospitals
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 17, 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.
