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H.R. 6350 (97th)

Veterans' Administration Health-Care Programs Improvement and Extension Act of 1982

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

11 May 1982

Last action

8 September 1982 · Became law

Status

Became Public Law No: 97-251.

Sponsors

Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Brinkley, Jack [D-GA-3], Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10], Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15], Rep. Hall, Sam B., Jr. [D-TX-1], Rep. Hillis, Elwood H. [R-IN-5], Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18], Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5], Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5], Rep. Jeffries, Jim [R-KS-2], Rep. Mica, Daniel Andrew [D-FL-14], Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Rep. Dunn, Jim [R-MI-6], Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Dowdy, Wayne [D-MS-4], Rep. Smith, Albert L., Jr. [R-AL-6], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-5], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Siljander, Mark D. [R-MI-4], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Rep. Napier, John L. [R-SC-6], Del. Won Pat, Antonio B. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Nelligan, James L. [R-PA-11]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

7 February 2024

Defence

Summary

Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide that: (1) nurses employed at a Veterans Administration facility who work two regularly scheduled 12-hour tours of duty within a weekend shall be considered to have worked a full workweek and be paid as specified; or (2) such nurses who work on a tour of duty any part of which falls on a weekend may be paid additional pay (not to exceed 25 percent of the hourly rate). Extends from September 30, 1982, to September 30, 1983, the authority of the Administrator to contract for hospital care or medical services in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands without reference to patient loads or incidence of provision of medical services for veterans treated by the Veterans' Administration in the contiguous 48 States.

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Timeline

  1. 11 May 1982

    Committee

    For Previous Action See H.R.6286.

    Source: Committee

  2. 11 May 1982

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 May 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 11 May 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 17 May 1982

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 333.

    Source: Calendars

  6. 17 May 1982

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 97-543.

    Source: Committee

  7. 17 May 1982

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 97-543.

    Source: Committee

  8. 14 June 1982

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

  9. 15 June 1982

    Vote

    Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 390 - 0 (Record Vote No: 144).

    Source: Floor

  10. 15 June 1982

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 390 - 0 (Record Vote No: 144).

    Source: Floor

  11. 17 June 1982

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and held at the desk pending further disposition pursuant to the order of June 15, 1982.

    Source: IntroReferral

  12. 21 June 1982

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2385 with an amendment by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  13. 21 June 1982

    Floor

    Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 2385.

    Source: Floor

  14. 19 August 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  15. 19 August 1982

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

  16. 20 August 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate concurred in the amendments of the House to the amendments of the Senate. By Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  17. 20 August 1982

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the amendments of the House to the amendments of the Senate. By Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

  18. 25 August 1982

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  19. 27 August 1982

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  20. 27 August 1982

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  21. 8 September 1982

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

  22. 8 September 1982

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 97-251.

    Source: President

  23. 8 September 1982

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

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Documents

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Public Law (PDF)

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  • Public Law (PDF)

    Public Law · EN · 9 September 1982

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  • House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment

    summary · EN · 19 August 1982

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  • Passed Senate amended

    summary · EN · 21 June 1982

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  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 11 May 1982

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