Veterans Outreach Act of 2005
Latest action · May 11, 2005 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Outreach Act of 2005 - Rescinds a specified Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) memorandum (Status of VHA Enrollment and Associated Issues) from the Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management. States that: (1) Veterans Integrated Service Networks' marketing activities shall be carried out without regard to such memorandum; and (2) no VA funds shall be used to carry out such memorandum.
Directs the Secretary of the VA to annually prepare a plan for VA outreach activities for the following year which shall include plans to: (1) identify veterans who are not enrolled for VA benefits; and (2) inform veterans and their dependents of benefits changes, including medical and nursing care eligibility.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish procedures to coordinate VA outreach activities; and (2) assign VA employees to conduct outreach program services for eligible dependents (spouse, surviving spouse (whether or not remarried), child (regardless of age or marital status), or parent of a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service).
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2005 to May 18, 2006; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Original | May 11, 2005 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | May 18, 2006 |
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 May 11, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2005Introduced in House
- May 11, 2005Referred 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 improve programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for outreach to veterans and their family members, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Outreach Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Access to health care
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Family services
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Labor and Employment
- Language and languages
- Law
- Married people
- Nursing
- Parents
- Performance measurement
- Survivors' benefits
- Veterans' benefits
- Veterans' medical care
- Widowers
- Widows
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2005Introduced in House
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