HR 5475 · 113th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2014-09-29)
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Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the newborn child of a woman veteran who is receiving VA maternity care with post-delivery care services for 14 days after the child's birth if the veteran delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility with which the VA has a contract for such services. (Currently, such care may not be provided for more than 7 days.)…
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Cosponsors (7)
1 Democrat6 Republicans