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Senate bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical services for any disability of a former prisoner of war.

S. 615Introduced Mar 24, 1995Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Akaka D-HI
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 24, 1995 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

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

12 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 5 Democrats

7 of 12 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.

William Bradley (D-NJ), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Larry Craig (R-ID), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Herbert Kohl (D-WI), Chester Lott (R-MS), Connie Mack (R-FL), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Theodore Stevens (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Daniel Akaka.

Sponsor’s state and district

Hawaii in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.