United States · Bill · S
S. 1849 (112th)
Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act
Introduced
10 November 2011
Last action
27 June 2012 · Committee
Status
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
Sponsors
Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], John Boozman
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Rural Health of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop and transmit to Congress a five-year strategic plan for improving access to, and the quality of, health care services for veterans in rural areas.
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Timeline
10 November 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
10 November 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 2012
Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 10 November 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 November 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 November 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 10 November 2011
Sponsors
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- John Boozman · R · Sponsor
- · ssva00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1849
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1849
- us · 112-s-1849 · source updated 14 August 2025