A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 26, 2009 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 26, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a dental insurance plan for any veteran enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) annual patient enrollment system, as well as the survivors and dependents of certain veterans.
Provides for: (1) the payment of premiums for plan enrollment; and (2) voluntary plan disenrollment.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Feb 26, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Feb 26, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2569)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2009Introduced in Senate
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