To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Overview Sponsor: Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]show cosponsors (51) Cosponsors: John Barrow [D-GA12] Shelley Berkley [D-NV1] Timothy Bishop [D-NY1] Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3] John Boozman [R-AR3] Leonard Boswell [D-IA3] Frederick Boucher [D-VA9] Robert Brady [D-PA1] Corrine Brown [D-FL3] Henry Brown [R-SC1] Virginia Brown-Waite [R-FL5] Gerald Connolly [D-VA11] Joe Courtney [D-CT2] Susan Davis [D-CA53] Thomas Edwards [D-TX17] Bob Filner [D-CA51] Jeffrey Fortenberry [R-NE1] Barney Frank [D-MA4] Charles Gonzalez [D-TX20] Barton Gordon [D-TN6] Parker Griffith [D-AL5] Alcee Hastings [D-FL23] Rush Holt [D-NJ12] Eddie Johnson [D-TX30] Henry Johnson [D-GA4] Larry Kissell [D-NC8] Carolyn Maloney [D-NY14] James Marshall [D-GA8] Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY4] James McDermott [D-WA7] James McGovern [D-MA3] Jerry McNerney [D-CA11] Kendrick Meek [D-FL17] Michael Michaud [D-ME2] Jerry Moran [R-KS1] Tim Murphy [R-PA18] Jerrold Nadler [D-NY8] James Oberstar [D-MN8] Donald Payne [D-NJ10] Collin Peterson [D-MN7] Ted Poe [R-TX2] Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX23] Joe Sestak [D-PA7] Louise Slaughter [D-NY28] Harry Teague [D-NM2] Dina Titus [D-NV3] Paul Tonko [D-NY21] Timothy Walz [D-MN1] Robert Wexler [D-FL19] Rob Wittman [R-VA1] David Wu [D-OR1] Text: Summary | Full Text Cost: less than $2 per American over the 2010-2014 period. This is computed from a Congressional Budget Office report, merely by dividing the estimated cost of $160,000,000 by the U.S. population. The figure is extracted from the report automatically and may be incorrect. See the report for details. Status: Introduced Feb 26, 2009 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee Jun 10, 2009 Passed House Jun 23, 2009 Senate Vote ... Signed by President ... This bill has been passed in the House. The bill now goes on to be voted on in the Senate. Keep in mind that debate may be taking place on a companion bill in the Senate, rather than on this particular bill. [Last Updated: Jan 5, 2010 9:43PM] Last Action: Jun 24, 2009: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. Votes: Jun 23, 2009: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote. The vote was held under a suspension of the rules to cut debate short and pass the bill, needing a two-thirds majority. This usually occurs for non-controversial legislation. The totals were 408 Ayes, 0 Nays, 25 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details. You are not tracking any senators or representatives. To see their votes here, look up a Member of Congress. View all 1 votes on this bill.

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