Support Our Military Caregivers Act
Latest action · Apr 6, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedApr 5, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Support Our Military Caregivers Act
This bill permits an individual to elect to have an independent contractor perform an external clinical review of any of the following:
- a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denial of an individual's application to be a caregiver or family caregiver eligible for the VA program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of eligible veterans;
- with respect to an approved application, a VA determination of the level or amount of personal care services that a veteran requires;
- a request by a caregiver or family caregiver for a reconsideration of the level or amount of personal care services that a veteran requires based on post-application changes; and
- a revocation of such assistance administered by the VA.
The VA shall ensure that each external clinical review is completed and the individual is notified in writing of the results within 120 days of the election.
The VA shall issue directives regarding the policies, procedures, and operational requirements for the such program and the VA program of general caregiver support services. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on the VA's processes for determining eligibility for participation in such programs.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 5, 2017 to Apr 27, 2018; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-IA | David Young | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Apr 26, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Apr 26, 2017 | |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Jul 26, 2017 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Dec 19, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Apr 27, 2018 |
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 Apr 5, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 6, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 5, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 5, 2017Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 59, April 5, 2017, page H2754.
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 process for determining the eligibility of caregivers of veterans to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Support Our Military Caregivers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2017Introduced in House
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