S. 3004: Improving Care for Veterans Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-19 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Improving Care for Veterans Act

Plain summary

Improving Care for Veterans Act This bill requires state homes that receive funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to have a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies regarding the management and operation of the home. A state home is a home established by a state for veterans who are disabled by age, disease, or otherwise and are incapable of earning a living because of such disability. The term also includes a home that furnishes nursing home care for veterans. Additionally, the bill requires the VA to provide payments for states to assist state homes in the hiring and retention of infection preventionists.

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Official text

Improving Care for Veterans Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] · 2 cosponsors

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Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Jon Ossoff (D-GA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] reported raising $3.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s3004.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s3004 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117