Veteran Senior Citizen Health Care Act of 1979

Summary

Veteran Senior Citizen Health Care Act of 1979 - States the purposes of this Act to be: (1) to provide for the increasing demand for geriatric and extended health care and medical services being placed on the Veterans' Administration (VA) hospital system; and (2) to make the VA hospital system foremost in the area of geriatric health care and the repository of gerontology medical knowledge. Directs that within the Office of the Chief Medical Director of the VA one Assistant Chief Medical Director shall be doctor of geriatrics, and shall be responsible for the VA's geriatric services. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to designate 15 VA hospitals as demonstration centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical operations. Stipulates that such centers shall operate until September 30, 1983. Directs the Administrator to provide that: (1) each hospital operating as a geriatric center on the date of enactment of this Act be designated as the location for a demonstration center; (2) the desirability of designating hospitals which are affiliated with an accredited medical school having an organized geriatrics program; and (3) such designated hospitals be geographically dispersed across the United States. Directs the Administrator to establish a Geriatrics and Extended Care Task Force within the VA's Special Medical Advisory Group. Stipulates that such Task Force shall assess: (1) the VA's capability to provide geriatric services on a sustained and growing basis to eligible veterans; and (2) the current and projected needs for geriatric and extended health services among eligible veterans. Requires such Task Force to submit a report to the Administrator and the Special Medical Advisory Group within 18 months after the effective date of this Act. Directs the Administrator to transmit such report (within 90 days of receipt), along with any comments, to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees. Requires a final report to be submitted by such Task Force within four years after the effective date of this Act. Authorizes appropriations of: (1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1980; (2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1981; (3) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1982; and (4) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1983.

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Timeline

1. 9 May 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 May 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 May 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 May 1979

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, H. Rept. 96-148.

   Source: Committee

5. 15 May 1979

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, H. Rept. 96-148.

   Source: Committee

6. 4 June 1979

   Floor

   Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.

   Source: Floor

7. 5 June 1979

   Vote

   Measure passed House, roll call #179 (406-0).

   Source: Floor

8. 5 June 1979

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, roll call #179 (406-0).

   Source: Floor

9. 5 June 1979

   Floor

   Measure considered in House.

   Source: Floor

10. 7 June 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

11. 26 September 1980

    Floor

    Measure considered in Senate.

    Source: Floor

12. 26 September 1980

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.

    Source: Floor

13. 26 September 1980

    Discharge

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged in Senate.

    Source: Discharge

14. 26 September 1980

    Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged in Senate.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

2 official files

• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 26 September 1980

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 May 1979

  Open at official source

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Sponsors

• Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roberts, Ray [D-TX-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Satterfield, David E., III [D-VA-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grisham, Wayne R. [R-CA-33] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mica, Daniel Andrew [D-FL-14] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Deckard, Joel [R-IN-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Danielson, George E. [D-CA-30] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Brinkley, Jack [D-GA-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lee, Gary A. [R-NY-33] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing
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