House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse veterans for the reasonable value of hospital care and medical services provided at rural hospitals that could otherwise be provided to such veterans in facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 12, 1989
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- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jul 12, 1989 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 3 Democrats
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Michael McNulty (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Fred Upton (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Wes Watkins.
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- H.R. 2650 (101st) To provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Seminole Indians in dockets 73, 151, and 73-A of the Indian Claims Commission.
- H.R. 1995 (101st) To prohibit the disposal of solid waste in any State other than the State in which the waste was generated.
- H.J.Res. 342 (101st) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the acts of physical…
- H.R. 2069 (101st) Catastrophic Coverage Delay Act of 1989
- H.R. 831 (101st) Rural Development Reorganization Act of 1989
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.