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A bill to appropriate amounts to the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve health care furnished by the Department, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1723| Senate 
| Updated: 8/2/2017
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Strengthening Veterans Health Care Act of 2017 This bill authorizes and appropriates funds to increase veterans access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care, including by: (1) hiring primary and specialty care physicians and other medical staff, (2) establishing medical residency programs and increasing residency positions, and (3) improving VA health facility infrastructure.
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Timeline
Aug 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Aug 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • August 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to appropriate amounts to the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve health care furnished by the Department, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1723| Senate 
| Updated: 8/2/2017
Strengthening Veterans Health Care Act of 2017 This bill authorizes and appropriates funds to increase veterans access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care, including by: (1) hiring primary and specialty care physicians and other medical staff, (2) establishing medical residency programs and increasing residency positions, and (3) improving VA health facility infrastructure.
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Timeline
Aug 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Aug 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • August 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted