US HB1899 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Introduced on April 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2015 Extends to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury the eligibility to participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs program of comprehensive assistance to family caregivers of such veterans. (Under current law, such eligibility is limited to those veterans who incurred such an injury on or after September 11, 2001.)
Title
Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] | Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] |
| Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL] | Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-04-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2015-04-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB657 (Same As) 2015-03-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1305-1306; text of measure as introduced: CR S1306)
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Disability and paralysis
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care
Disability and paralysis
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1899/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1899/BILLS-114hr1899ih.pdf |
