US SB3052 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on June 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for an operation on a live donor to carry out a transplant procedure for an eligible veteran notwithstanding that the live donor may not be eligible for VA health care. The VA shall furnish to such a donor any care or services that may be required before and after conducting such procedure.
Title
Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2016
Sponsors
Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-06-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Surgery and anesthesia
Veterans' medical care
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Surgery and anesthesia
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3052/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s3052/BILLS-114s3052is.pdf |