To require that amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical supplies and equipment are used to procure gender appropriate prosthetics.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)Legislative Activity
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2781 proposed by Senator Tester for Senator Blumenthal to Amendment SA 2763.(consideration: CR S7878-7881; text: CR S7879)
November 10, 2015
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2781 proposed by Senator Tester for Senator Blumenthal to Amendment SA 2763.(consideration: CR S7878-7881; text: CR S7879)
November 10, 2015
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2781 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
November 10, 2015
Amendment SA 2781 proposed by Senator Tester for Senator Blumenthal to Amendment SA 2763. (consideration: CR S7878-7881; text: CR S7879) To require that amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical supplies and equipment are used to procure gender appropriate prosthetics.
November 10, 2015
Amendment SA 2781 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
November 10, 2015
Senate amendment submitted
November 9, 2015
Senate amendment submitted
November 9, 2015
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SA 2781. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2763 proposed by Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Ms. Mikulski) to the bill H.R. 2029, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 30, line 6, strike the period and insert ``: Provided further, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical supplies and equipment are allocated to ensure the provision of gender appropriate prosthetics.'' ______