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S. 1547: Veterans Dialysis Pilot Program Review Act of 2013

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S. 1547: Veterans Dialysis Pilot Program Review Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-09-25 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-09-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Veterans Dialysis Pilot Program Review Act of 2013

Plain summary

Veterans Dialysis Pilot Program Review Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) from expanding the dialysis pilot program (established by the Secretary in 2009 to provide dialysis care to patients at certain VA outpatient facilities) to any facility other than an initial facility (one of four outpatient facilities the Secretary identified to participate in the program) until after: (1) the Secretary has implemented the program at each initial facility for at least two years, (2) an independent analysis of the program has been conducted at each initial facility, and (3) a report from the Secretary to Congress (required under this Act) on such analysis has been submitted.

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Official text

Veterans Dialysis Pilot Program Review Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-s1547 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113