To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for hospital care and medical services under chapter 17 of that title to veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.

Summary

Official

Makes veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart eligible for veterans' hospital care and medical services. Provides such veterans with a priority in the veterans' system of annual patient enrollment.

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Bill Progress

Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill

Introduced(9/4/97)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. CHRISTENSEN

(R) NE – 2

Cosponsors (20)

RANGEL

(D) NY

KELLY

(R) NY

BOUCHER

(D) VA

GREEN

(D) TX

PETERSON

(R) PA

PICKERING

(R) MS

TOWNS

(D) NY

Burr

(R) NC

DIAZ-BALART

(R) FL

GOODE

(R) VA

Topics

Government Spending & Operations

Health

Defense

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 10, 1997