3.0.0 5524 2023-01-13T04:50:51Z 2023-01-13T04:50:51Z House H HR 2006-06-06 109 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-06-16T15:27:30Z Referred to 2006-06-06T18:00:35Z 2006-07-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1510) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-16 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2006-06-06 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2006-06-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1024-1025) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 N E000250 Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] LANE EVANS D IL 17 2006-06-06 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2006-06-06 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2006-06-06 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2006-06-06 True H001037 Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth D SD 0 2006-06-06 True S001004 Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] TED STRICKLAND D OH 6 2006-06-06 True H000762 Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] DARLENE HOOLEY D OR 5 2006-06-06 True R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 2006-06-06 True U000039 Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] TOM UDALL D NM 3 2006-06-06 True S001158 Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] John Salazar D CO T. 3 2006-06-06 True C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2006-07-19 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 2006-07-19 False A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2006-09-12 False B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2006-09-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Afghanistan Alaska Ambulatory care Armed forces reserves Clinics Community health services Congress Congressional reporting requirements Education Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Hawaiians Health Health information systems Health planning Higher education Homeless Housing and Community Development Indian medical care Indigenous peoples Information technology Iraq Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Long-term care Medical education Medical research Medical residents Mental health services Middle East and North Africa Military operations Minorities Minority health Nurses Nursing education Nursing homes Recruiting of employees Rural education Rural health Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Soldiers' homes South Asia Telemedicine Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security

00 2006-06-06 Introduced in House 2006-09-11T19:14:37Z Rural Veterans Health Care Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) conduct an outreach program to identify and provide information to veterans who served in Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom and who reside in rural communities in order to enroll those veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system; (2) expand access to Vet Centers in rural areas; (3) develop and implement a plan for improving veterans access to health care in rural areas; (4) establish a health information technology pilot program to ensure quality care for rural veterans through VA facilities; (5) establish the Advisory Committee on Rural Veterans; (6) designate at least four VA health care facilities as centers of rural health research, education, and clinical activities; (7) include rural veterans in a current VA grant program for homeless veterans with special needs; (8) enhance the education, training, retention, and recruitment of health professionals in rural areas; and (9) expand VA health care presence in Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Native Alaskan rural communities.

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