US Congress House Bill 3368 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on July 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), beginning January 1, 2018, to provide assistance to qualified veterans to obtain child care so that such veterans can receive health care services at a VA health care facility during the time such a veteran requires travel to and return from such facility. A "qualified veteran" is defined as a veteran who is the primary caretaker of a child and is: (1) receiving from the VA regular mental health care services, intensive mental health care services, or other intensive health care services such that the VA determines that providing assistance to the veteran to obtain child care would improve the veteran's access to such services, or (2) in need of regular or intensive mental health care services from the VA and, but for lack of child care services, would receive such health care services from the VA. The VA shall carry out this bill using funds made available to the VA facility that provides the health care services for which the child care assistance is provided.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-07-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-07-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3368/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3368/BILLS-115hr3368ih.pdf