A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II.
Summary
This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to include veterans of World War II who are not already covered.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 25, 2021
Last action Jul 28, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jul 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert Menendez
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
John Boozman
RRepublican
Co
John Hoeven
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
Co
Kyrsten Sinema
IIndependent
Co
Marco Rubio
RRepublican
Co
Steve Daines
RRepublican
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