US HB2994 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each wheelchair furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability restores the maximum achievable mobility and function in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation. The VA may furnish a wheelchair to a veteran because the wheelchair restores an ability that relates exclusively to participation in a recreational activity.
Title
Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation’s Veterans Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Steve King [R-IA] | Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI] | Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-05-23 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2019-05-23 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Disability and paralysis
Health technology, devices, supplies
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Disability and paralysis
Health technology, devices, supplies
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2994/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2994/BILLS-116hr2994ih.pdf |
