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S. 318 (116th): VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act

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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children of certain women veterans.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

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Patty Murray

Sponsor. Senator for Washington. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Feb 4, 2019
Length: 5 pages
Introduced
Feb 4, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 7105: Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 5, 2021. (compare text)
Cosponsors

2 Cosponsors (2 Democrats)

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History

Nov 15, 2017
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2131 (115th).
Feb 4, 2019
 
Introduced

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May 22, 2019
 
Considered by Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

Sep 23, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7105 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 318 (116th).
Dec 9, 2020
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7105 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 318 (116th).
Dec 16, 2020
 
Final Bill — House Agreed to Changes

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7105 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 318 (116th).
Jan 5, 2021
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 7105 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 318 (116th).

S. 318 (116th) 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. 318. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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