HR 1741 · 109th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Rural Veterans Access to Care Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-04-20· Sponsored by Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3]· 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.(2005-04-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Rural Veterans Access to Care Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a FY 2006 through 2008 pilot program to improve health care access for rural veterans. States that: (1) the program shall be conducted in three geographic service regions (Veterans Integrated Service Networks) of the Veterans Health Administration; and (2) medical services shall be provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) providers for acute or chronic symptom management, non-therapeutic medical services, and other medical services as determined by the director of the appropriate geographic service region. Obligates program funds.…

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Cosponsors (20)

6 Democrats14 Republicans
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]WI
Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3]KS
Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]AR
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]TX
Rep. Otter, C. L. (Butch) [R-ID-1]ID
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1]MS
Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19]IL
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]SC
Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]KS
Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5]PA
Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3]NV
Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]AL
Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]TN
Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]CA
Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8]WI
Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]NC
Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]WA
Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9]GA