A bill to require a pilot program on the facilitation of the transition of members of the Armed Forces to receipt of veterans health care benefits upon completion of military service, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 14, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMar 14, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a five-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to eligible entities to assist members of the Armed Forces, particularly those with serious wounds, injuries, or mental disorders, women members, and members of the National Guard and reserves, in applying for and receiving health care benefits and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and otherwise after completion of military service, in order to ensure that such members receive a continuity of care and assistance in and after the transition from military service to civilian life.
Requires at least one location of the pilot program to be in the vicinity of: (1) a military medical facility that treats members who are seriously wounded or injured in Afghanistan or Iraq; (2) a VA medical center located in a rural area; and (3) a VA medical center located in an urban area.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2007 to Mar 19, 2007; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 14, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Mar 14, 2007 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 14, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Mar 19, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Mar 19, 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 Mar 14, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 14, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3136-3138)
- Mar 14, 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 S3136–S3138 | Robert Menendez D-NJ | Mar 14, 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 1
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. 110-171 | HEARING ON PENDING HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION131 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 23, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require a pilot program on the facilitation of the transition of members of the Armed Forces to receipt of veterans health care benefits upon completion of military service, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Afghanistan
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuum of care
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Health
- Housing and Community Development
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Mental health services
- Mentally disabled
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military hospitals
- Military medicine
- Military operations
- National Guard
- Rural health
- South Asia
- Veterans' hospitals
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' rehabilitation
- War casualties
- Women
- Women soldiers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 14, 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.
