US HB1963 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan to expand the scope of research and education on and delivery of complementary and integrative medicine services (products and practices that are not currently part of mainstream, conventional medical practice) for veterans. The bill also requires the VA to define in regulations the meaning of complementary and integrative medicine. The VA must implement a three-year program at not fewer than 15 VA medical centers to assess the feasibility and advisability of integrating the delivery of complementary and integrative medicine services for veterans with mental health conditions, chronic pain conditions, and other chronic conditions. The bill requires the VA to contract with a qualified independent entity to conduct studies of the barriers encountered by veterans in receiving (and administrators and clinicians in providing) complementary and integrative medicine services. The National Research Advisory Council must review the results of the studies and submit findings to the VA. Finally, the VA must implement a three-year grant program awarding grants to public or private nonprofit entities to assess the feasibility and advisability of using wellness programs to complement the provision of mental health care to veterans and family members who are eligible for readjustment counseling from the VA.
Title
Expanding Care for Veterans Act
Sponsors
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH] |
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
2019-03-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Alternative treatments
Armed forces and national security
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical education
Medical research
Mental health
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Research administration and funding
Veterans' medical care
Armed forces and national security
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical education
Medical research
Mental health
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Research administration and funding
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1963/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1963/BILLS-116hr1963ih.pdf |