A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.

United States115th CongressS-970Senate
Updated: Apr 27, 2017

Summary

Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2017 This bill increases from 7 to 14 the number of days that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may furnish health care services, including post-delivery care, to the newborn child of a woman veteran who delivered the child in a VA facility or another facility pursuant to a VA contract for such services.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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