US SB3408 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 5 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 5 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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 veterans who are unable to live independently and prefer a family setting. In any year, not more than a daily average of 900 veterans placed in a medical foster home may have their care covered.
Title
Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act
Sponsors
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-03-05 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1527 (Same As) 2020-03-12 - Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3408/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3408/BILLS-116s3408is.pdf |