US Congress House Bill 95 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)
Status: Engrossed on July 31 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-31 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Veterans' Access to Child Care Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide child care assistance to an eligible veteran for any period that the veteran: (1) receives covered health care services at a VA facility, and (2) is required to travel to and return from such facility for the receipt of such services. The bill defines: (1) "covered health care services" to mean regular mental health care services, intensive mental health care services, or such other intensive health care services to which the VA determines that provision of child care assistance would improve the veteran's access; and (2) "eligible veteran" as a veteran who is the primary caretaker of a child and who is receiving covered health care services from the VA or who is in need of, and who would receive, such services from the VA but for lack of child care. Included among child care assistance to be provided under this bill are: a stipend for the payment of the full cost of child care offered by a licensed child care center, which shall be modeled after the VA's Child Care Subsidy Program; direct provision of child care at an on-site VA facility; a payment made directly to a private child care agency; and collaboration with a facility or program of another federal department or agency. (Sec. 3) The bill extends through September 30, 2026, the $90 monthly limit on a VA pension paid to veterans residing in nursing homes when their nursing costs are paid through title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. (Sec. 4) The bill extends through December 31, 2024, VA authority to collect funding fees for certain VA, VA-guaranteed, or VA-insured housing loans.

Veterans' Access to Child Care Act

Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-31	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-07-28	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-07-28	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6538)
2017-07-28	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 95.
2017-07-28	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6538-6539)
2017-07-28	House	Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-07-28	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 191.
2017-07-28	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-266.
2017-07-19	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-07-19	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-04-06	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2017-03-29	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2017-01-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-01-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/95/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr95/BILLS-115hr95ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr95/BILLS-115hr95eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr95/BILLS-115hr95rh.pdf