US Congress Senate Bill 3313 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on December 17 2012 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish fertility counseling and treatment, including assisted reproductive technology, to a spouse or surrogate of a severely wounded, ill, or injured veteran who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated during active duty and is enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) patient enrollment system. Authorizes the Secretary to pay, to any such veteran, an amount to assist in the adoption of one or more children. Directs the Secretary to: (1) report annually to the congressional veterans committees on the counseling and treatment provided under this Act; (2) prescribe regulations on the furnishing of such counseling, treatment, and adoption assistance; and (3) coordinate the furnishing of such counseling and treatment with that provided by the Department of Defense (DOD).

Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012

Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2012-12-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2012-12-17	House	Received in the House.
2012-12-13	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-12-13	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote. (text: CR S8017-8018)
2012-12-13	Senate	The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8017)
2012-12-13	Senate	S.AMDT.3336 Amendment SA 3336 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2012-12-13	Senate	S.AMDT.3336 Amendment SA 3336 proposed by Senator Murray. (consideration: CR S8017; text: CR S8017)To provide an offset.
2012-12-13	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8016-8018; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S8016)
2012-12-13	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 564.
2012-12-13	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Murray with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
2012-09-12	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
2012-06-27	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2012-06-19	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4303-4304)
2012-06-19	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4302-4303)

HB6527 (Same As) 2012-10-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3313/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3313/BILLS-112s3313is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3313/BILLS-112s3313es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3313/BILLS-112s3313rs.pdf