HR 1197 · 111th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Medal of Honor Health Care Equity Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-02-25· Sponsored by Rep. Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .(2009-07-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Medal of Honor Health Care Equity Act of 2009 - Assigns a priority status for Medal of Honor recipients equal to that of former prisoners of war or Purple Heart recipients with respect to the provision of veterans' hospital care and medical services provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).…

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Cosponsors (15)

13 Democrats2 Republicans
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]TN
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]CA
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]NY
Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33]CA
Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]ME
Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10]CA
Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4]AZ
Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7]PA
Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]TX
Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]NY
Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]OH
Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]FL
Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]SC
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-8]FL