HR 4344 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act

Introduced Mar 27, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Dina Titus D-NV

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 4, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 27, 2014
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act - Establishes a presumption, for the purpose of determining a veteran's eligibility for disability compensation, that a veteran's mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma if the veteran so certifies, despite a lack of evidence that such condition or trauma occurred during such service. Makes that presumption rebuttable.

Defines "military sexual trauma" as psychological trauma that, in the judgment of a mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault or battery of a sexual nature or sexual harassment that occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty or active duty for training in the Armed Forces.

Cosponsors 14

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2014 to Sep 18, 2014, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMar 27, 2014
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMar 27, 2014
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalMar 27, 2014
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMar 27, 2014
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalMar 27, 2014
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMar 27, 2014
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMar 27, 2014
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalMar 27, 2014
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMar 27, 2014
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMar 27, 2014
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 27, 2014
D-MANiki TsongasApr 4, 2014
D-CAMichael M. HondaApr 7, 2014
D-VTPeter WelchSep 18, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 4, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  2. Mar 27, 2014Introduced in House
  3. Mar 27, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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  1. Mar 27, 2014Introduced in House

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