Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Agriculture in the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.
- Last Action
- 2/7/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2017-01-03Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-03 (00)
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2017, and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2019.
Chiropractic examinations and services are included within required VA medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health care services.
Cosponsors (20)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- David Loebsack (D-IA)
- Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
- J. Correa (D-CA)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN)
- Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Kevin Yoder (R-KS)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- David Young (R-IA)
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- JOHN LARSON (D-CT)
- Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
Subjects
- Alternative treatments
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
- Veterans' medical care
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