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H.R. 1402: Boxing Therapy for Parkinson’s Access Act of 2023

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H.R. 1402: Boxing Therapy for Parkinson’s Access Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-07 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. LaHood asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1402, a bill originally introduced by Representative Higgins (NY), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. LaHood asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1402, a bill originally introduced by Representative Higgins (NY), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Boxing Therapy for Parkinson’s Access Act of 2023

Plain summary

Boxing Therapy for Parkinson's Access Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish boxing-based exercise classes to veterans who (1) are enrolled in the VA health care system, (2) have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (or a similar movement disorder), and (3) elect to participate in such classes to treat the disease or disorder.

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Official text

Boxing Therapy for Parkinson’s Access Act of 2023

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · 2 cosponsors

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Darin LaHood (R-IL), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr1402 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118