HR 1291 · 105th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans Nursing Care Availability Act of 1997

Introduced 1997-04-10· Sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(1997-04-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veterans Nursing Care Availability Act of 1997 - Revises the manner by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to rank applicants for grants under the State home construction grant program (a program providing grants to States for the construction of veterans' nursing homes). Prohibits any State from being awarded more than one such grant during any fiscal year.…

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Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-30]NY
Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20]NY
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29]NY
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]NY
Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-23]NY
Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22]NY
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]NY
Rep. Manton, Thomas J. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-26]NY
Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31]NY
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]NY
Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]NY
Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5]NY
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28]NY
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]NY
Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]NY