A bill to repeal a restriction on the availability of health care under the civilian health and medical program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS).

Summary

Amends the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1977, to repeal the prohibition of expenditure of funds for claims for nonemergency inpatient hospital care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) when such care was available at a facility of the uniformed services within a 40-mile radius of the patient's residence.

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Timeline

1. 2 November 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 November 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 November 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 November 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Ketchum, William M. [R-CA-18] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Guyer, Tennyson [R-OH-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. White, Richard C. [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Burton, John [D-CA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cleveland, James C. [R-NH-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40] · R · Cosponsor
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