H.R.3828: Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act of 1998

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about congress
  • Introduced May 12, 1998
  • Latest Major Action Oct. 20, 1998

Bill Cosponsors

93 (28 Democrats, 1 Independent, 1 Independent Democrat, 64 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program under which the former Secretary shall reimburse the latter Secretary out of the Medicare trust funds for Medicare health care services furnished to certain Medicare-eligible veterans whose closest Department of Veterans...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Ways and Means
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Referred to House Commerce
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 1.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 105-793, Part I.
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 9, 1998.
House Committee on Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 9, 1998.
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 16, 1998.
House Committee on Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 16, 1998.
See H.R.4567.
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 20, 1998.
House Committee on Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 20, 1998.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
Committee on Commerce discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 464.
May 12, 1998

Introduced in the House by William M. Thomas (R-Calif.)

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