Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act of 2005
Latest action · Nov 3, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2248)
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 13, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act of 2005 - Extends eligibility for readjustment counseling services for Vietnam-era veterans.
Requires implementation of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-Department of Defense (DOD) Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund.
Requires: (1) the DOD to assist the VA with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health-related data collection; (2) substance use disorder questions in pre- and post-deployment screens and related treatment protocols; and (3) routine preventative maintenance intervention for returning members of the Armed Forces.
Requires a study of factors that decrease the likelihood of developing combat-related chronic PTSD.
Extends the enhanced eligibility period for VA health services for certain veterans.
Provides for a joint demonstration project that stations VA psychologists and psychiatrists at major demobilization sites and military treatment facilities.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop model programs to address mental health disorders prevalent among veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
Requires: (1) performance measures that ensure appropriate deployment of resources to implement the Iraq war clinical practice guidelines; (2) establishment of the DOD/VA Council on Post-Deployment Mental Health; (3) a plan for expanded access to specialized PTSD care; and (4) additional mental health services personnel for certain VA programs and locations.
Requires counseling for immediate family members of disabled veterans and Armed Forces personnel killed in action.
Establishes a National Steering Committee on PTSD Education.
Addresses deficiencies in compensation and pension examinations with regard to PTSD.
Requires development of criteria for determining which medical conditions are likely associated with PTSD and when secondary service-connection should be granted for those conditions.
Provides for an outreach program to enhance PTSD awareness.
Cosponsors 110
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 13, 2005 to Sep 19, 2006, with 33 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Apr 13, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2248)
- Apr 25, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 13, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 13, 2005Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3984 | Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act of 2006 | Related bill | Sep 28, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Access to health care
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Afghanistan
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- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Case management
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- Clinics
- Communication in medicine
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Continuum of care
- Counseling
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Curricula
- Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disability evaluation
- Disabled
- Distance education
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse treatment
- Economics and Public Finance
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- Evidence (Law)
- Executive reorganization
- Families
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- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal employees
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publications
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- Government statistics
- Government trust funds
- Governmental investigations
- Guerrilla warfare
- Health
- Health counseling
- Health education
- Health planning
- Higher education
- Homeless
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- Informed consent (Medical law)
- Inspectors general
- Internet
- Iraq
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- Labor and Employment
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- Law
- Legislation
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- Medical personnel
- Medical records
- Medical research
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- Mental health services
- Mental illness
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- Military hospitals
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- Post-traumatic stress disorder
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- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
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- Rural health
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- Social Welfare
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- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' organizations
- Veterans' pensions
- Veterans' rehabilitation
- Vietnam veterans
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Volunteer workers
- War
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- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 13, 2005Introduced in House
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