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H.R. 257: Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013

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H.R. 257: Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-15 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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 Health Equity Act of 2013

Plain summary

Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013 - 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 VA hospital in the state, or (2) hospital care and medical services comparable to that provided in full-service VA hospitals through contract with other health providers in the state. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on compliance with such requirement, including its effect on improving the quality and standards of veterans' care.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr257 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113