US Congress House Bill 1472 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 82-12-1)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 This bill expands eligibility for the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include members of the Armed Forces or veterans who are seriously injured or who became ill on active duty prior to September 11, 2001 (currently, limited to service after September 11, 2001). Services to caregivers of veterans under such program are expanded to include child care services, financial planning services, and legal services. The bill terminates the support program for caregivers of covered veterans on October 1, 2022, except that any caregiver activities carried out on September 30, 2022, shall be continued on and after October 1, 2022. The bill authorizes the transfer of entitlement to post 9/11 education assistance to family members by veterans who are retired for a physical disability or who are seriously injured veterans in need of family caregiver services, without regard to length-of-service requirements. The VA is authorized to pay monthly special compensation to seriously injured or ill veterans in need of personal care services and to their caregivers. Flexible work schedules or telework are authorized for federal employees who are caregivers of veterans. The Public Health Service Act is amended to designate a veteran participating in the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers as an adult with a special need for purposes of the lifespan respite care program. An interagency working group is established in the executive branch to review and report on policies relating to the caregivers of veterans and members of the Armed Forces. The VA shall provide for studies on members of the Armed Forces who commenced service after September 11, 2001, and veterans who have incurred a serious injury or illness, including a mental health injury, and their caregivers.

Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017

Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Kihuen [D-NV]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2017-03-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-03-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-03-09	House	Introduced in House

SB591 (Related) 2017-06-14 - Special Committee on Aging. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-364.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1472/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1472/BILLS-115hr1472ih.pdf