Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
Latest action · May 25, 2010 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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2009
- Passed HouseMay 24, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 20, 2010. 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 (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2011; and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2013.
Includes chiropractic examinations and services within required VA medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health care services.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 292 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed365–6 | May 24, 2010 |
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2009 to May 20, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Mar 9, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Mar 16, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Apr 1, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Apr 1, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 12, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jun 11, 2009 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Jun 11, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jul 10, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 21, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Sep 9, 2009 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Deborah L. Halvorson | Dec 11, 2009 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 19, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Mar 19, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 21, 2010 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Apr 20, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | May 11, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | May 18, 2010 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | May 20, 2010 |
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 Feb 12, 2009Markup May 12, 2010Reported May 20, 2010 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 13, 2009Hearings Oct 1, 2009Markup Apr 29, 2010Reported Apr 29, 2010 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 25, 2010 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 25, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 24, 2010Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 24, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3718-3719)
- May 24, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1017.
- May 24, 2010At 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 E1035 | Todd Tiahrt R-KS | Jun 8, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3718Text printed H3718Recorded votes H3725enact | Bob Filner D-CA, Steve Buyer R-IN | May 24, 2010 |
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 18, 2010H.R. 1017, Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 12, 2010</p>
- May 18, 2010H.R. 1017, Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 12, 2010
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. 111-47 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1017, H.R. 1036, H.R. 2504, H.R. 2559, H.R. 2735, H.R. 3073, H.R. 3441, H.R. 2506, AND DRAFT DISCUSSIONS ON HOMELESSNESS, GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION, AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE DOGS75 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Oct 1, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1204 | Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2009 | Related bill | Oct 21, 2009 |
Titles 4
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 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- 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 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2010Referred in Senate
- May 24, 2010Engrossed in House
- May 20, 2010Reported in House
- Feb 12, 2009Introduced 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.
