Blinded Veterans Continuum of Care Act of 2005

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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40 cosponsors · 30 D, 10 R

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 28, 2005

Blinded Veterans Continuum of Care Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign at least one employee of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) who is designated as a blind rehabilitation outpatient specialist to each Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility: (1) which has a visual impairment services team with a full-time coordinator; or (2) in which the number of veterans enrolled in the veterans' patient enrollment system who reside in the catchment area of that facility exceeds 150.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Blinded Veterans Continuum of Care Act of 2005

Latest action (Aug 15, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 28, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.