A bill to prohibit or suspend certain health care providers from providing non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care services to veterans, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Tammy Baldwin
Sponsor. Senator for Wisconsin. Democrat.
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
Position statements
History
May 17, 2017
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
Jul 11, 2017
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Considered by Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Nov 9, 2017
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
Mar 1, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2372 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1153 (115th). |
May 16, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed House
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2372 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1153 (115th). |
May 23, 2018
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Final Bill —
Senate Agreed to Changes
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2372 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1153 (115th). |
Jun 6, 2018
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2372 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1153 (115th). |
S. 1153 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1153. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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