A bill to appropriate amounts to the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve health care furnished by the Department, and for other purposes.
United States115th CongressS-1723Senate
Updated: Aug 2, 2017
Summary
Strengthening Veterans Health Care Act of 2017 This bill authorizes and appropriates funds to increase veterans access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care, including by: (1) hiring primary and specialty care physicians and other medical staff, (2) establishing medical residency programs and increasing residency positions, and (3) improving VA health facility infrastructure.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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