Veterans' Epilepsy Treatment Act of 2008
Latest action · Jun 25, 2008 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 837.
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.
- IntroducedJun 21, 2007
- Passed HouseJun 24, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans' Epilepsy Treatment Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate an epilepsy center of excellence at each of the five centers currently designated for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) research, education, and clinical activities on complex multi-trauma associated with combat injuries.
Requires each center to: (1) employ expert clinical and research staff, including board-certified neurologists and neurosurgeons; and (2) among other things, research the diagnosis, treatment, and long-term effects of epilepsy, and develop a national system of coordinated care for veterans with epilepsy.
Directs the Secretary to designate a national coordinator for epilepsy programs.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 135
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 21, 2007 to Jun 24, 2008; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Jun 21, 2007 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Jun 21, 2007 |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Original | Jun 21, 2007 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jun 21, 2007 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Jun 21, 2007 |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Original | Jun 21, 2007 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Jul 10, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jul 10, 2007 |
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 Jun 21, 2007Markup Jun 11, 2008Reported Jun 19, 2008 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 29, 2007Hearings Apr 15, 2008Markup Jun 5, 2008Reported Jun 5, 2008 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2008Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 837.
- Jun 24, 2008Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 24, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5944-5949)
- Jun 24, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2818.
- Jun 24, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5944-5945)
- Jun 24, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 24, 2008The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 19, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-722.
- Jun 19, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 457.
- Jun 11, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 11, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 5, 2008Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 5, 2008Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Apr 15, 2008Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 29, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 21, 2007Introduced in House
- Jun 21, 2007Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5944–H5949, H5966Text printed H5944 | Bob Filner D-CA, Corrine Brown D-FL, Ed Perlmutter D-CO, John T. Salazar D-CO, Steve Buyer R-IN | Jun 24, 2008 |
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
- Jun 18, 2008H.R. 2818, Veterans Epilepsy Treatment Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 11, 2008</p>
- Jun 18, 2008H.R. 2818, Veterans Epilepsy Treatment Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 11, 2008
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. 110-82 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 2818, H.R. 5554, H.R. 5595, H.R. 5622, H.R. 5729, AND H.R. 573061 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 15, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2004 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Dec 12, 2007 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Veterans' Epilepsy Treatment Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Veterans' Epilepsy Treatment Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Access to health care
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Brain
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Education
- Epilepsy
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Government Operations and Politics
- Head injuries
- Health
- Higher education
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Veterans' hospitals
- Veterans' medical care
- War casualties
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2008Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jun 24, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jun 19, 2008Reported in House
- Jun 21, 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.
