To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 3, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill provides eligibility for beneficiary travel through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to a veteran whose travel to a specialized outpatient or residential program at a VA facility is in connection with treatment or care for military sexual trauma.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2017 to Oct 9, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Apr 5, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Apr 27, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2017Referred 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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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
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