3.0.0 2716 2023-01-11T13:36:36Z 2023-01-11T13:36:36Z House HR 2017-05-25 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 91 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. O'HALLERAN:H.R. 2716.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H4609]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-05-25T17:22:16Z Referred to 2017-05-25T13:09:40Z 2017-05-25 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-05-25 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000171 Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] Tom O'Halleran D AZ 1 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2017-05-25 True C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2017-06-07 False Armed Forces and National Security Building construction Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Indian social and development programs Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in House 2017-06-17T12:51:05Z Nursing Home Care for Native American Veterans Act

This bill defines "state homes" to include homes established by federally recognized Indian tribes for veterans who, by reason of disability, are incapable of earning a living.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall pay those tribes for the hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, and medical care they provide to veterans in those homes.

Those tribes shall be eligible for VA grants for the construction of state homes.

]]> Nursing Home Care for Native American Veterans Act Display Title Nursing Home Care for Native American Veterans Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Nursing Home Care for Native American Veterans Act Introduced in House 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2716ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2716ih.xml 2017-05-25 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.