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H.R. 552 (113th)

Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2013

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Introduced

6 February 2013

Last action

15 February 2013 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Filemon Vela, Juan Vargas, Joaquin Castro, Henry Cuellar, Marc Veasey, Rep. Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-23], Beto O'Rourke, Linda Sánchez, Michelle Lujan Grisham

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence

Source updated

12 August 2025

Healthcare · Defence

Summary

Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) ensure that the South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas, includes a full-service VA inpatient health care facility; and (2) if needed, modify the existing facility to meet this requirement. Requires the Secretary to report on specific actions to be taken to satisfy such requirement.

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Timeline

  1. 6 February 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 February 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 February 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 15 February 2013

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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