US HB1618 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act This bill includes a veteran who has a serious illness or injury (currently, a serious injury) incurred or aggravated in the line of active duty on or after September 11, 2001, as an "eligible veteran" for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of eligible veterans. As part of such program, the VA shall give each caregiver designated as the primary provider of personal care services for an eligible veteran, not less than annually, a multidimensional assessment to measure the burden and strain the caregiver has felt. The VA's annual report on such program shall include a description of the satisfaction experienced by caregivers and veterans with such program.
Title
S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act
Sponsors
Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA] | Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] | Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] |
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] | Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2017-03-17 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
2017-03-17 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Family services
Government studies and investigations
Veterans' medical care
Congressional oversight
Family services
Government studies and investigations
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1618/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1618/BILLS-115hr1618ih.pdf |