3.0.0 5729 2022-02-03T05:20:47Z 2022-02-03T05:20:47Z House H HR 2008-04-08 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-05-21T19:19:37Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Reported by 2008-04-23T20:00:04Z Markup by 2008-04-23T19:59:57Z Hearings by 2008-04-15T19:59:50Z Referred to 2008-04-11T19:59:48Z Reported by 2008-05-15T21:03:51Z Markup by 2008-04-30T19:30:55Z Referred to 2008-04-08T16:33:05Z H. Rept. 110-645 Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act 110 3332 S 2008-07-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2008-05-21 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-05-20 14:26:48 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-05-20 14:26:45 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4197) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-05-20 14:26:45 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4197) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-20 14:19:45 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5729. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-05-20 14:19:30 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4197-4198) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-05-20 14:19:00 Mr. Ellsworth moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-05-15 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 406. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00406 2008-05-15 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-645. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-05-15 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-645. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-04-30 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2008-04-30 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-04-23 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2008-04-23 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-04-15 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2008-04-11 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-04-08 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000289 Rep. Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8] Brad Ellsworth D IN 8 N B001203 Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 2008-05-15 False 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z H.R. 5729, Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19723 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 30, 2008</p> 2008-05-12T04:00:00Z H.R. 5729, Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19723 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on April 30, 2008 Armed Forces and National Security Birth defects Child health Comprehensive health care Disabled Families Health Home care services Nervous system Veterans' benefits Veterans' medical care Vietnam veterans Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-04-08 Introduced in House 2008-05-20T14:22:18Z Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide comprehensive health care coverage through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida. (Current law requires the Secretary to provide such child such health care as the Secretary determines is needed by the child for the spina bifida or any disability that is associated with such condition.)

Includes domiciliary care as part of such comprehensive coverage.

]]> 17 2008-05-15 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2008-08-07T20:18:58Z Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide comprehensive health care coverage through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida. (Current law requires the Secretary to provide such child such health care as the Secretary determines is needed by the child for the spina bifida or any disability that is associated with such condition.)

]]> 36 2008-05-20 Passed House amended 2008-08-07T20:19:53Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 15, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide comprehensive health care coverage through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida. (Current law requires the Secretary to provide such child such health care as the Secretary determines is needed by the child for the spina bifida or any disability that is associated with such condition.)

]]> Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act Short Titles as Introduced Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act Short Titles as Reported to House Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act H House Display Title Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide comprehensive health care to children of Vietnam veterans born with Spina Bifida, and for other purposes. Referred in Senate 2008-05-21T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2008-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5729eh/xml/BILLS-110hr5729eh.xml Reported in House 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5729rh/xml/BILLS-110hr5729rh.xml Introduced in House 2008-04-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5729ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5729ih.xml 2008-05-21 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.