Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011
Latest action · Jul 28, 2011 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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 11, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011 - Includes within a program of individualized rehabilitation and reintegration plans for veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI): (1) the goal of maximizing the individual's independence and quality of life, and (2) improving such veterans' behavioral and mental health functioning.
Requires the inclusion of rehabilitative services in a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive program of long-term care for veterans' TBI that has residential, community, and home-based components utilizing interdisciplinary treatment teams.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 11, 2011 to Jul 9, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | May 11, 2011 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jul 19, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Jul 26, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Aug 2, 2011 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Oct 14, 2011 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Jul 9, 2012 |
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 11, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 25, 2011Hearings Jul 25, 2011Markup Jul 28, 2011Reported Jul 28, 2011 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2011Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 28, 2011Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Jul 25, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 11, 2011Introduced in House
- May 11, 2011Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3220.
Printed hearings 2
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. 112-41 | MODERNIZING THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT: DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE JOB TRAINING SYSTEM FOR WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS56 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Oct 4, 2011 |
| Serial No. 112-26 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 198, H.R. 1154, H.R. 1855, H.R. 2074, H.R. 2530, AND DRAFT LEGISLATION92 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 25, 2011 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 957 | Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011 | Related bill | Jun 8, 2011 |
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 improve the provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 11, 2011Introduced 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.
