A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-609| Senate
| Updated: 5/17/2017
Jerry Moran
Republican Senator
Kansas
Cosponsors (11)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2018, and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2020. Chiropractic examinations and services are included within required VA medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health care services.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.
Armed Forces and National Security
Alternative treatmentsHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth promotion and preventive careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesVeterans' medical care
A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-609| Senate
| Updated: 5/17/2017
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2018, and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2020. Chiropractic examinations and services are included within required VA medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health care services.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.
Jerry Moran
Republican Senator
Kansas
Cosponsors (11)
Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
Related Bills
- HR 115-2251: To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services.
- HR 115-103: To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Alternative treatmentsHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth promotion and preventive careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMusculoskeletal and skin diseasesVeterans' medical care