Veterans and Armed Forces Health Promotion Act of 2013
Latest action · Jan 24, 2014 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.
- IntroducedNov 15, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans and Armed Forces Health Promotion Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to jointly develop and implement: (1) a plan to expand materially and substantially the scope of research and education on, and delivery of holistic care that includes, the integration of appropriate complementary and alternative medicine interventions in the delivery of health care to veterans and members of the Armed Forces at military medical treatment facilities; and (2) a three-year pilot program to establish not fewer than five jointly-operated medical treatment and research facilities.
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out: (1) a 3-year pilot program, through the Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to assess the feasibility and advisability of establishing not fewer than 10 complementary and alternative medicine centers within VA medical centers to promote the use and integration of complementary and alternative medicine services for mental health diagnoses and pain management; (2) a 3-year pilot program, through grants to nonprofit entities, to assess the feasibility and advisability of using wellness programs at VA facilities to complement the provision of mental health care to veterans and family members eligible for counseling; (3) a 3-year pilot program, through the National Center for Preventive Health, to assess the feasibility and advisability of promoting health in covered veterans at not less than 15 VA medical centers through support for fitness center membership or medical nutrition therapy; and (4) a 2-year pilot program under which the Secretary makes grants to nonprofit veterans services organizations (VSOs) to upgrade VSO community facilities into health and wellness centers in at least 10 different geographic locations.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 15, 2013 to Jul 29, 2014, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Nov 15, 2013 |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Original | Nov 15, 2013 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Nov 19, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-IL | William L. Enyart | Nov 21, 2013 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Dec 3, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jan 7, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jan 10, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jan 16, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Mar 26, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | May 1, 2014 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 25, 2014 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 29, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Nov 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 15, 2013Introduced in House
- Nov 15, 2013Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 852 | Veterans' Health Promotion Act of 2013 | Related bill | May 9, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Alternative treatments
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Military medicine
- Nutrition and diet
- Performance measurement
- Physical fitness and lifestyle
- Research administration and funding
- Rural conditions and development
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2013Introduced in House
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