S. 239: Veterans Health Equity Act of 2009
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S. 239: Veterans Health Equity Act of 2009
111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-14 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S391)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S391) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Veterans Health Equity Act of 2009
Plain summary
Veterans Health Equity Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, with respect to each of the 48 contiguous states, to ensure that veterans eligible for hospital care and medical services through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have access to: (1) at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in the state; or (2) hospital care and medical services comparable to that provided in full-service hospitals through contract with other health providers in the state.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Veterans Health Equity Act of 2009
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · 1 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] reported raising $176,810 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s239.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s239 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111