US Congress House Bill 1855 (Prior Session Legislation)

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July 28 2011 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011 - Includes within a program of individualized rehabilitation and reintegration plans for veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI): (1) the goal of maximizing the individual's independence and quality of life, and (2) improving such veterans' behavioral and mental health functioning. Requires the inclusion of rehabilitative services in a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive program of long-term care for veterans' TBI that has residential, community, and home-based components utilizing interdisciplinary treatment teams.

Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011

Rep Walz, Timothy J.	Rep Berkley, Shelley	Rep Bilirakis, Gus M.	Rep Chandler, Ben
Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep DeFazio, Peter A.	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep King, Peter T.
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G.	Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep Schiff, Adam B.

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-28	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
2011-07-28	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-07-25	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-05-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-05-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB957 (Related) 2011-06-08 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN01855:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1855ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr1855ih.pdf