House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

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H.R. 1972Introduced Mar 10, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the period during which the referral of a veteran, made by a health care provider of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to a non-Department provider, for care or services under the Community Care Program of such Department, remains valid.

Sponsor: Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA

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IntroducedMar 10, 2025
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Latest action: Mar 27, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1972.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 44, March 10, 2025, Page H1067):
Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution
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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

No cosponsors.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress · IA-1 district

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