To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

4 September 1997

Last action

10 September 1997 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Christensen, Jon [R-NE-2], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3], Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Maloney, James H. [D-CT-5], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Scarborough, Joe [R-FL-1], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3]

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Summary

Makes veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart eligible for veterans' hospital care and medical services. Provides such veterans with a priority in the veterans' system of annual patient enrollment.

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Timeline

4 September 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
4 September 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 September 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
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10 September 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee

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