H.R. 5475: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.
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H.R. 5475: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.
113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-16 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.
Plain summary
Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the newborn child of a woman veteran who is receiving VA maternity care with post-delivery care services for 14 days after the child's birth if the veteran delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility with which the VA has a contract for such services. (Currently, such care may not be provided for more than 7 days.)
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · 7 cosponsors
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David G. Valadao (R-CA), John R. Carter (R-TX), Jason Smith (R-MO)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr5475.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr5475 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113