HR 5937 · 93th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to require that certain veterans receiving hospital care from the Veterans' administration for nonservice-connected disabilities be charged for such care to the extent that they have health insurance for similar contracts with respect to such care; to prohibit the future exclusion of such coverage from insurance policies or contracts.; and for other purposes.

Introduced 1973-03-21· Sponsored by Rep. Dorn, William Jennings Bryan [D-SC-3]· House

Bill Progress

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 House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1973-03-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Provides that the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may contract with one or more hospitals, medical schools, or medical installations having hospital facilities and participating with the Veterans' Administration in the training of interns or residents to provide for the central administration of stipend payments, provision of fringe benefits, and maintenance of records for such interns and residents by the designation of one such institution to serve as a central administrative agency for this purpose.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican