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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from 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 | |
| I-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 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | May 17, 2017 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Jun 8, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Sep 27, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 28, 2017 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 28, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 2, 2017 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Oct 3, 2017 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Oct 3, 2017 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Oct 4, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | Oct 4, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Oct 25, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Dec 6, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | Oct 9, 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 Feb 7, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 3, 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.
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. 21, February 7, 2017, page H1085.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
