A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to designate certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on January 10, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“King Named TAXPAYER HERO by Citizens Against Government Waste”
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Rep. Steve King [R-IA4, 2013-2020]
on May 21, 2020
“Senator Blackburn Supports Governor Lees State of Emergency Declaration”
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
on Mar 11, 2019
“Alexander: Congress on Track to Provide Fifth Year of Record Funding for Our 17 National Laboratories, Supercomputing”
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Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN, 2003-2020]
on Sep 12, 2019
History
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May 23, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1061 (113th). |
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Mar 17, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 761 (114th). |
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Apr 27, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 968 (115th). |
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Jan 10, 2019
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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. |
S. 95 (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. 95. 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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