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Senate Bill 682
117th Congress(2021-2022)
SAVE LIVES Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 10, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Mar 10, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 10, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
682
Congress
117
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Jon Tester
Montana
Republican
Tommy Tuberville
Alabama
Democrat
Kyrsten Sinema
Arizona
Democrat
Mark Kelly
Arizona
Republican
John Boozman
Arkansas
Democrat
Richard Blumenthal
Connecticut
Democrat
Chris Coons
Delaware
Democrat
Mazie Hirono
Hawaii
Republican
Jerry Moran
Kansas
Democrat
Gary Peters
Michigan
Democrat
Maggie Hassan
New Hampshire
Republican
Thom Tillis
North Carolina
Republican
Kevin Cramer
North Dakota
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Republican
Mike Rounds
South Dakota
Republican
Marsha Blackburn
Tennessee
Independent
Bernie Sanders
Vermont
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize all Veterans and Every Spouse Act or the SAVE LIVES Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish a COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine to covered individuals during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Under the bill, covered individuals are

  • veterans who are not eligible to enroll in the VA health care system;
  • specified veterans who are eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care abroad;
  • beneficiaries who are eligible for care due to a specified disability or death of a veteran;
  • family caregivers of veterans who are participating in the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers;
  • caregivers of veterans participating in the VA's Program of General Caregiver Support Services;
  • caregivers of veterans participating in the VA's Medical Foster Home Program, Bowel and Bladder Program, Home Based Primary Care Program, or Veteran Directed Care Program; and
  • the spouses of veterans.

The VA must prioritize the vaccination of (1) veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system, (2) veterans who fail to enroll but receive hospital care and medical services for specified disabilities in their first 12 months of separation from service, and (3) caregivers accompanying such prioritized veterans.

Under the bill, the VA is authorized to offer a vaccine to the spouse of a veteran near the same time the veteran receives the vaccine.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
March 10, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Mar 24, 2021
Became Public Law 117-4
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Sponsorship
House Bill 1276
Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize All Veterans and Every Spouse Act
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Actions (2)
03/10/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
03/10/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:35 PM
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