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- H.R.1527
H.R.1527: Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act
About This Bill
- Introduced March 5, 2019
- Latest Major Action March 12, 2020
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
16 (6 Democrats, 10 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 5, 2019
Bill Summary
Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts to place certain disabled veterans in medical foster homes at the request of such veterans. Specifically, the bill concerns veterans with service-connected disabilities to whom the VA is required to provide nursing home care. Medical foster homes are homes designed to provide non-institutional, long-term, supportive care for...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 12, 2020 |
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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| March 12, 2020 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| March 12, 2020 |
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
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| Sept. 11, 2019 |
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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| March 29, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| March 5, 2019 |
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| March 5, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Clay Higgins (R-La.) |