US SB1723 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Independent 1-0)
Status: Introduced on August 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Strengthening Veterans Health Care Act of 2017 This bill authorizes and appropriates funds to increase veterans access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care, including by: (1) hiring primary and specialty care physicians and other medical staff, (2) establishing medical residency programs and increasing residency positions, and (3) improving VA health facility infrastructure.
Title
Strengthening Veterans Health Care Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-02 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1723/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1723/BILLS-115s1723is.pdf |
