Traumatic Brain Injury Access to Options Act
Latest action · Jun 28, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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 26, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Traumatic Brain Injury Access to Options Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that each member of the Armed Forces who incurs a traumatic brain injury (where the member is unable to perform activities of daily living for at least five consecutive days from the date of a medical assessment) while on active duty shall be retained on active duty for one year after the date of the assessment. Prohibits such member from being evaluated during the one-year period by a physical evaluation board for determining eligibility for retirement or separation due to such disability. Allows a member (or his or her guardian or legal advocate) to choose to make such requirements inapplicable to the member. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to extend the one-year period as appropriate in light of medical progress.
Requires annual Comptroller General assessments of traumatic brain injury care and services provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2007 to Feb 7, 2008, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Apr 26, 2007 |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | May 17, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Feb 7, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Apr 26, 2007Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1113 | Traumatic Brain Injury Access to Options Act | Identical bill | Apr 16, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Brain
- Case management
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Defense
- Disability evaluation
- Disabled
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Head injuries
- Health
- Iraq compilation
- Law
- Medical tests
- Mentally disabled
- Military discharges
- Military medicine
- Physical examinations
- Rehabilitation of the disabled
- Retired military personnel
- Sunset legislation
- Trauma care
- Veterans' disability compensation
- Veterans' medical care
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2007Introduced in House
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