Veterans Mental Health and Back-to-Work Act of 2003
Latest action · Nov 13, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 5, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Mental Health and Back-to-Work Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in providing veterans' rehabilitative services, to furnish: (1) work skills training and development; (2) employment support; and (3) job development and placement.
Revises provisions establishing the Committee on Care of Severely Chronically Mentally Ill Veterans to: (1) redesignate such Committee as the Committee on Care of Veterans With Serious Mental Illness; and (2) require in its annual report an assessment of how the veterans' rehabilitative services programs are serving veterans with mental illness.
Cosponsors 47
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 5, 2003 to Nov 19, 2003; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Original | Nov 5, 2003 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-PR | Anibal Acevedo-Vila | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Chris Bell | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Nov 6, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Nov 19, 2003 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 5, 2003 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 13, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 5, 2003Introduced in House
- Nov 5, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the rehabilitative services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with mental illnesses and other veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Mental Health and Back-to-Work Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2003Introduced in House
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