PRC for Native Veterans Act became law 299 days after introduction, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedMar 12, 2020
ReportedJul 29, 2020
Passed one chamberNov 16, 2020
Passed bothDec 18, 2020
LawJan 5, 2021
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 75 words.
Proper and Reimbursed Care for Native Veterans Act or the PRC for Native Veterans Act This bill specifies that the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense must reimburse the Indian Health Service (IHS), tribes, or tribal organizations for health care services provided to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans, regardless of whether such services are provided directly by the IHS, tribes, or tribal organizations, through purchased/referred care, or through contracts for travel.
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Indian Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 170 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 342 words
- Subjects
- Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessIndian social and development programsMinority healthVeterans' medical care
- Latest action
- Jan 5, 2021: Became Public Law No: 116-311.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 116th H.R. 8200 EHDC Act of 2020 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]