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H.R. 3819: Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008

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H.R. 3819: Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2007-10-10 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-10-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 347 (2008): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR3819 (2008-05-21), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008

Plain summary

Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008 - Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse certain veterans without a service-connected disability enrolled as active participants of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care plan for the cost of emergency treatment received in a non-VA facility until such time as such veterans are transferred to a VA facility. Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary to reimburse certain veterans with a service-connected disability or a non-service-connected disability associated with or aggravating a service-connected disability for the value of emergency treatment for which such veterans have made payment from sources other than the VA.

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Official text

Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18] · 48 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3819, Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007 (2008-05-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3819, Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007 (2008-05-12)

Cosponsors on this site

Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr3819 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110