3.0.0 257 2022-11-15T16:33:53Z 2022-11-15T16:33:53Z House H HR 2013-01-15 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SHEA-PORTER:H.R. 257.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1:The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide forthe common Defence[note l]and general Welfare of the UnitedStates; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniformthroughout the United States;...[Page H171]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-01-22T18:09:30Z Referred to 2013-01-15T15:02:35Z Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013 113 49 S 2013-05-09 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203. Related bill CRS 2013-01-22 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-01-15 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 N K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2013-01-25 False Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Hospital care Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-01-15 Introduced in House 2013-02-11T17:19:14Z Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, with respect to each of the 48 contiguous states, to ensure that veterans eligible for hospital care and medical services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have access to: (1) at least one full-service VA hospital in the state, or (2) hospital care and medical services comparable to that provided in full-service VA hospitals through contract with other health providers in the state.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on compliance with such requirement, including its effect on improving the quality and standards of veterans' care.

]]> Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013 Display Title Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive services in at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in the State or receive comparable services provided by contract in the State. Introduced in House 2013-01-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr257ih/xml/BILLS-113hr257ih.xml 2013-01-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.