H.R. 2530: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased flexibility in establishing rates for reimbursement of State homes by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for nursing home care provided to veterans.

H.R. 2530: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased flexibility in establishing rates for reimbursement of State homes by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for nursing home care provided to veterans.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-07-14 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-07-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased flexibility in establishing rates for reimbursement of State homes by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for nursing home care provided to veterans.

Plain summary

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into a contract or agreement with each state home to pay for nursing home care provided in the home to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities. Requires such payment to be based on a methodology, developed by the Secretary in consultation with the home state, to adequately reimburse the state home for the care provided under such contract or agreement. (Current law requires payment at the lesser of the prevailing rate in the geographic area for non-VA nursing homes or the daily cost of care, both of which are determined by the Secretary.)

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Official text

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased flexibility in establishing rates for reimbursement of State homes by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for nursing home care provided to veterans.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · 50 cosponsors

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Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Adam Smith (D-WA), Al Green (D-TX), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Peter Welch (D-VT), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Judy Chu (D-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2530.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2530 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112