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.
Latest action · Dec 12, 2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 540.
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.
- IntroducedAug 3, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate, establish, and operate at least six Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health-care facilities as locations for epilepsy centers of excellence. Requires the Under Secretary for Health of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to establish a peer review panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of proposals for the designation of such centers. Prohibits the Secretary from designating a VA facility as a center of excellence unless the peer review panel has determined that the proposal submitted by such facility is among those that meet the highest competitive standards of scientific and clinical merit.
Requires the Secretary to designate a VHA national coordinator for epilepsy programs to: (1) supervise the operation of the centers; (2) coordinate and support throughout the VA health-care system better access to diagnosis, research, care, and education for epilepsy and traumatic brain injury; and (3) conduct regular evaluations of the centers.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 3, 2007 to May 6, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Aug 3, 2007 |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Oct 23, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Jan 28, 2008 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Mar 5, 2008 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Mar 11, 2008 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 6, 2008 |
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 Aug 3, 2007Hearings Oct 24, 2007Markup Nov 14, 2007Reported Dec 12, 2007 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2007Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 110-247.
- Dec 12, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 540.
- Nov 14, 2007Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. Business Meeting printed. S. Hrg. 110-378.
- Nov 14, 2007Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Oct 24, 2007Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-328.
- Aug 3, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Aug 3, 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 S4985 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI | Jun 3, 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
- Nov 30, 2007S. 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<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on November 14, 2007</p>
- Nov 30, 2007S. 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 purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on November 14, 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 2818 | Veterans' Epilepsy Treatment Act of 2008 | Related bill | Jun 25, 2008 |
Titles 1
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 establish epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2007Reported to Senate
- Aug 3, 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.
