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HR 2116 - Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act - National Key Vote

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NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.

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NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.

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Title: Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill to expand veterans' health care services and other benefits programs.

Highlights:

  • Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide “extended” care services for veterans.
  • Instructs the Department of Defense to fashion an agreement with the VA that would allow veterans to use VA health services at the Department of Defense's expense.
  • Declares that veterans who have a service-connected disability rate of 50 percent or more are eligible for health care services.
  • Authorizes housing assistant grants for homeless veterans through 2002.
  • Establishes a 3 year pilot program designed to provide health care services to a veteran's spouse or children.

NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.

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