US SB2979 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on December 4 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 4 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-12-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Extends from 5 to 10 years after discharge or release from active duty after January 28, 2003, a combat veteran's eligibility for veterans' hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for illnesses that have not been medically proven to be attributable to such veteran's service.
Title
A bill to extend eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home and domiciliary care for certain veterans who served in a theater of combat operations.
Sponsors
| Sen. John Walsh [D-MT] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-04 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Conflicts and wars
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Military operations and strategy
Veterans' medical care
Conflicts and wars
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Military operations and strategy
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2979/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2979/BILLS-113s2979is.pdf |
