US SB821 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Independent 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 2 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-02 - Read the second time and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 2 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-02 - Read the second time and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits the collection by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of copayments or other fees for hospital or nursing home care in the case of catastrophically disabled veterans.
Title
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-02 | Read the second time and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1335 (Related) 2009-07-09 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Subjects
Disability and paralysis
Health care costs and insurance
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/821/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s821/BILLS-111s821is.pdf |
