H.Res. 261 · 111th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs should not retreat from its responsibility to support those veterans with combat wounds or service-connected disabilities.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2009-03-18
Latest action
2009-03-18 · Introduced in House

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should not formally propose a change in policy as significant as the proposal to authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to charge a veteran's private health insurance provider for hospital care and medical services provided by the VA for a service-connected disability; and (2) the VA should acknowledge its responsibility for financing the health care of veterans with service-connected disabilities and combat wounds.