Caring for Military Children with Developmental Disabilities Act of 2014
Latest action · May 14, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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 14, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Caring for Military Children with Developmental Disabilities Act of 2014 - Includes in the treatment of military dependents' developmental disabilities under the Department of Defense (DOD) TRICARE program behavioral health treatment, including applied behavior analysis, that is prescribed by a physician or psychologist.
Allows such behavioral health treatment to be provided only to the extent that amounts are appropriated in advance for such treatment to a Defense Dependents Developmental Disabilities Account.
Establishes in the Treasury the Defense Dependents Developmental Disabilities Account, which is to be separate from the DOD's Defense Health Program Account.
Authorizes appropriations for, and transfers funds to, the Defense Dependents Developmental Disabilities Account.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2014 to Jul 31, 2014, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 14, 2014 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | May 14, 2014 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | May 14, 2014 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 20, 2014 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Jun 19, 2014 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Jul 30, 2014 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Jul 31, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 14, 2014Introduced in Senate
- May 14, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4630 | Caring for Military Children with Developmental Disabilities Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jun 20, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Child health
- Defense spending
- Department of Defense
- Disability and paralysis
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health programs administration and funding
- Hereditary and development disorders
- Mental health
- Military medicine
- Military personnel and dependents
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 2014Introduced in Senate
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