HR 1659 · 100th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the per diem rates for payments by the Veterans' Administration to States for domiciliary care and nursing home care provided to veterans in State homes, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1987-03-17· Sponsored by Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]· House

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Latest: Certain Provisions Included in H.R.2616.(1988-03-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to increase the per diem rates paid to States for the provision of domiciliary and nursing home care to veterans in State homes. Grants the Administrator of Veterans Affairs authority, after July 1, 1987, to award transition-year grants to States for construction of facilities furnishing domiciliary or nursing home care to veterans.…

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Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats4 Republicans
Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]MS
Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3]AR
Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1]OR
Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11]MI
Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1]NY
Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2]WV
Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large]ND
Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5]MN
Rep. Davis, Jack [R-IL-4]IL
Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]NJ
Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]MN
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11]NY
Resident Commissioner Fuster, Jamie B. [D-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2]NY
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]GA
Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16]FL
Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22]IL
Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30]CA