Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005
Latest action · Jan 19, 2006 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.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2005
- Passed SenateDec 22, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ up to 50 veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom to provide outreach to veterans on the availability of readjustment counseling and related mental health services at vet centers operated through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Revises provisions concerning the provision of bereavement counseling to the family of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving on active military duty to: (1) include the parents of such members within such authority; and (2) allow such counseling to be provided through vet centers.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2006 for the provision of readjustment counseling and related mental health services through vet centers.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 6, 2005 to Dec 15, 2005; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | Apr 6, 2005 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Dec 14, 2005 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Dec 15, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2005Hearings Jun 9, 2005Markup Sep 15, 2005Reported Nov 17, 2005 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 22, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 19, 2006 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 19, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 22, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14410-14411; text as passed Senate: CR S14410-14411)
- Dec 22, 2005Received in the House.
- Dec 22, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 22, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3282 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI | Apr 6, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 28, 2005S. 716, Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 15, 2005</p>
- Sep 28, 2005S. 716, Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on September 15, 2005
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS� BUDGET REQUEST FOR FY 2007 FOR THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION109 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Feb 14, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-217 | PENDING HEALTH CARE RELATED LEGISLATION64 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 9, 2005 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32961 | Veterans’ Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress Archived | Report | Oct 26, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5221 | Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2006 | Related bill | May 4, 2006 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance services provided by vet centers, to clarify and improve the provision of bereavement counseling by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Afghanistan
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Counseling
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Families
- Federal employees
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Labor and Employment
- Mental health services
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military dependents
- Military operations
- Parents
- Social Welfare
- South Asia
- Veterans' employment
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' rehabilitation
- War casualties
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2005Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 22, 2005Referred in House
- Nov 16, 2005Reported to Senate
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.