TBI Treatment Act
Latest action · Aug 29, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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 12, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
TBI Treatment Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to carry out a five-year pilot program to establish a process for providing payments to health care facilities for investigational treatments of traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder received by members of the Armed Forces in facilities other than military treatment facilities. Subjects such payments to specified conditions, including approval of the treatment by the Secretary and demonstrated improvement by the patient.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and maintain a database containing data from each patient case involving the use of such treatments, (2) establish a process to notify members of the Armed Forces of the opportunity to receive such treatments, and (3) report annually to Congress on the implementation of this Act and any available results of investigational treatment studies.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2013 to Feb 28, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jun 12, 2013 |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Feb 28, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 29, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jun 17, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E894-895)
- Jun 12, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 12, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1960 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 | Related bill | Jul 8, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2013Introduced in House
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