Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
Latest action · Mar 13, 2015 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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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, 2014, and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2016.
Includes chiropractic examinations and services within required VA medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health care services.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 19, 2015 to Dec 8, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Mar 19, 2015 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Apr 15, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Apr 15, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Apr 22, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | May 1, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 27, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 398 | Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jun 3, 2015 |
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 27, 2015Introduced in House
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