Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007
Latest action · Aug 2, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10781)
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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 - Makes a veteran who served on active duty during a period of war eligible for a mental health evaluation and hospital care, medical services, nursing home care, and family and marital counseling for any identified mental health condition, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the condition is attributable to such service.
Requires: (1) post-deployment medical and mental health screenings to be conducted within 30 days after a deployment; (2) each member, upon discharge, to be provided an electronic copy of all military records of such member; and (3) the Secretary of Defense to ensure appropriate outreach to members of the National Guard and reserves concerning benefits and services available upon discharge or deactivation.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a Global War on Terrorism Veterans Information System.
Requires quarterly reports from the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Labor, and Defense on the effects on veterans and on each such department of participation in the Global War on Terrorism.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2007 to Jun 13, 2007; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jan 4, 2007 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Mar 19, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Mar 19, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Mar 22, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | May 15, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jun 13, 2007 |
Committees 1
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 Jan 4, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10781)
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 4, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S116-117)
- Jan 4, 2007Read twice and referred to the 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 S116 | Barack Obama D-IL, Olympia J. Snowe R-ME | Jan 4, 2007 |
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 6
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-314 | OVERSIGHT HEARING ON RESEARCH AND TREATMENT FOR GULF WAR ILLNESSES93 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-37 | POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND PERSONALITY DISORDERS: CHALLENGES FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS103 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 25, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-171 | HEARING ON PENDING HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION131 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 23, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-188 | HEARING ON PENDING BENEFITS LEGISLATION137 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 9, 2007 |
| Serial No. 110-8 | THE IMPACT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM/ OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OIF/OEF) ON THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CLAIMS PROCESS124 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 13, 2007 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33993 | Veterans’ Health Care Issues Archived | Report | Nov 30, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1354 | Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 | Related bill | Apr 3, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Afghanistan
- Anthrax
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Brain
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Counseling
- Disabled
- Drugs
- Education
- Electronic government information
- Families
- Family services
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Flags
- Government life insurance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Head injuries
- Health
- Health counseling
- Higher education
- Hospital care
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing for the disabled
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Labor and Employment
- Marriage counseling
- Medical screening
- Mental health services
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military discharges
- Military medals, decorations, etc.
- Military operations
- Mortgages
- National Guard
- Nursing homes
- Physical examinations
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Recruiting and enlistment
- Right of privacy
- Small business
- Social Welfare
- South Asia
- Survivors' benefits
- Terrorism
- Vaccines
- Veterans' disability compensation
- Veterans' education
- Veterans' employment
- Veterans' loans
- Veterans' pensions
- Veterans' rehabilitation
- Vocational rehabilitation
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced 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.
