A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the per diem rates for payments by the Veterans' Administration to States for domiciliary care and nursing home care provided to veterans in State homes, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

17 March 1987

Last action

29 March 1988 · Committee

Status

Certain Provisions Included in H.R.2616.

Sponsors

Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3], Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11], Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5], Rep. Davis, Jack [R-IL-4], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rescom. Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16], Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15], Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Mica, Daniel Andrew [D-FL-14], Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6], Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8], Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21], Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5], Rep. Rowland, John G. [R-CT-5], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Harris, Claude [D-AL-7], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8], Rep. Patterson, Elizabeth [D-SC-4], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5]

Subjects

Defence

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Summary

Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to increase the per diem rates paid to States for the provision of domiciliary and nursing home care to veterans in State homes. Grants the Administrator of Veterans Affairs authority, after July 1, 1987, to award transition-year grants to States for construction of facilities furnishing domiciliary or nursing home care to veterans.

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Timeline

17 March 1987
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 1987
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 1987
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 March 1987
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from VA.
Source: Committee
22 April 1987
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Source: Committee
22 April 1987
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
22 April 1987
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
Source: Committee
23 April 1987
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Source: Committee
23 April 1987
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
7 May 1987
Calendars
Placed on Union Calendar No: 61.
Source: Calendars
7 May 1987
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 100-86.
Source: Committee
7 May 1987
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 100-86.
Source: Committee
27 May 1987
Passed
Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
27 May 1987
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
27 May 1987
Floor
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Source: Floor
28 May 1987
Introduced
Received in the Senate.
Source: IntroReferral
29 May 1987
Introduced
Read twice and held at the desk by unanimous consent.
Source: Floor
29 March 1988
Committee
Certain Provisions Included in H.R.2616.
Source: Committee

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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 27 May 1987
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 7 May 1987
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Related records

related to ← Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/1659
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