US SB835 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum:
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-14 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2645 (Same As) 2019-09-11 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HB3224 (Related) 2019-11-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB3224 (Related) 2019-11-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Child health
Congressional oversight
Veterans' medical care
Women's health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Veterans' medical care
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/835/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s835/BILLS-116s835is.pdf |
