H.R. 1127: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-26 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands.

Plain summary

Defines "state homes" to include homes established by federally recognized Indian tribes for veterans who, by reason of disability, are incapable of earning a living. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay those tribes for the hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, and medical care they provide to veterans in those homes. Makes those tribes eligible for grants from the Secretary for the construction of state homes.

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Official text

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] · 0 cosponsors

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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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-114hr1127.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1127 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114