US Congress House Bill 2838 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10)
Status: Introduced on June 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Acupuncture for Our Heroes Act This bill provides access to qualified acupuncturist services for veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. The VA shall carry out such program at in at least one VA facility in each Veterans Integrated Service Network in both urban and rural areas. The VA shall establish the Advisory Committee on Acupuncturist Services, which shall: (1) review and evaluate the ability of a veteran to access an acupuncturist at VA facilities, and (2) advise the VA on governing protocols.

Acupuncture for Our Heroes Act

Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-06-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-06-08	House	Introduced in House

HB2839 (Related) 2017-07-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2838/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2838/BILLS-115hr2838ih.pdf