Amputee Veteran Assistance Act
Latest action · Jun 14, 2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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 3, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amputee Veteran Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that all Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) orthotic-prosthetic laboratories and clinics are certified by either the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics or the Board of Orthotics and Prosthetic Certification.
Requires the Secretary to contract with a non-VA entity for the service and repair of prosthetic devices for a veteran if: (1) the Secretary determines that VA facilities are unable to perform such service or repair due to a lack of technology or any other reason; or (2) the veteran needing such service or repair resides more than 55 miles from the nearest VA facility capable of furnishing such service or repair.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and carry out a plan to inform disabled veterans at least twice a year of technological advances in the field of prosthetics; (2) review all VA orthotic-prosthetic laboratories and clinics to ensure that the VA is capable of servicing and repairing the most technologically advanced prosthetic devices; and (3) review VA prosthetists and orthotists to determine the level and kinds of education required to ensure their qualification to provide the most technologically advanced prosthetic devices.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2007 to Apr 29, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 29, 2008 |
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 3, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 7, 2007Hearings Jun 14, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 7, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 3, 2007Introduced in House
- May 3, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-27 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1448, H.R. 1853, H.R. 1925, H.R. 2005, H.R. 2172, H.R. 2173, H.R. 2192, H.R. 2219, H.R. 2378, and H.R. 2623111 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 14, 2007 |
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 require that all Department of Veterans Affairs orthotic-prosthetic laboratories, clinics, and prosthesists are certified by either the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics or the Board of Orthotics and Prosthetic Certification, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Amputee Veteran Assistance Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Accreditation (Medical care)
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Clinics
- Disabled
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health education
- Maintenance and repair
- Medical laboratories
- Medical technology
- Planning
- Prosthesis
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Veterans' hospitals
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 3, 2007Introduced in House
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.
