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S.1563: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and improve eligibility for medical care and services under that title, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Feb. 7, 1996
- Latest Major Action May 8, 1996
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
8 (6 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Revises Federal veterans' benefits provisions to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital care, and to allow the Secretary to furnish nursing home care, to a veteran who is catastrophically disabled (a veteran whose expenditures for such care exceeded 7.5 percent of his or her gross adjusted income for the preceding year). (Sec. 2) Makes eligible for medical services on an ambulatory or outpatient basis, notwithstanding...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
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Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.
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Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.
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| Feb. 7, 1996 |
Introduced in the Senate by Alan Kooi Simpson (R-Wyo.) |