Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008
Latest action · Feb 25, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 579.
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 4, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 or other federal 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 customary and usual charges of emergency treatment for which such veterans have made payment from sources other than the VA.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 7, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Mar 7, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 4, 2007Hearings Oct 24, 2007Markup Nov 14, 2007Reported Feb 25, 2008 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2008Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka with amendments. With written report No. 110-263.
- Feb 25, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 579.
- Nov 14, 2007Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. Business Meeting printed. S. Hrg. 110-378.
- Nov 14, 2007Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Oct 24, 2007Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-328.
- Oct 4, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Oct 4, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4985 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI | Jun 3, 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
- Jan 16, 2008S. 2142, Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on November 14, 2007</p>
- Jan 16, 2008S. 2142, Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on November 14, 2007
Printed hearings 1
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. 110-63 | 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 |
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 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3819 | Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008 | Identical bill | May 22, 2008 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 Senate
- Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2008Reported to Senate
- Oct 4, 2007Introduced in Senate
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.
