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   &lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 31 (Thursday, February 18, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. CRIST:H.R. 1114.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H536]&lt;/pre&gt;
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     &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vaccines for Veterans Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine during the COVID-19 emergency period to veterans who were discharged from service under honorable conditions, regardless of whether they are enrolled in the VA health care system or are otherwise eligible to receive VA health care.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Under the bill, the directors of VA medical facilities are authorized to determine priorities among eligible veterans to receive vaccines in accordance with state guidelines.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The VA must coordinate with various entities (e.g., the Department of Defense) to determine whether an individual seeking to receive a vaccine meets the requirements set forth in this bill and the relevant prioritization for such individual.&lt;/p&gt;
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2021-02-18
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2021-03-22T16:02:33Z
Referred to
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Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.
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2021-03-22
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Armed Forces and National Security
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Charlie
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
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D
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Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health facilities and institutions Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases State and local government operations Veterans' medical care
2021-02-18
Introduced in House
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2021-03-25T16:10:35Z
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2021-02-18T05:00:00Z
Introduced in House
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2021-02-18
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Vaccines for Veterans Act
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