To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans.
Latest action · Sep 26, 2017 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that gender specific services are continuously available at every VA medical center and community based outpatient clinic.
The VA is authorized to employ such personnel and enter into such contracts as may be necessary to provide such services based on the standards of the VA and the demand for such services.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2017 to Sep 17, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jan 3, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Apr 20, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 27, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | May 3, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | May 30, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 30, 2017 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Jun 7, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jun 21, 2017 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jul 3, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jul 11, 2017 |
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 Jan 3, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 19, 2017Hearings Sep 26, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2017Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jan 19, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 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. 1, January 3, 2017, page H49.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-31 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 93; H.R. 501; H.R. 1063; H.R. 1066; H.R. 1943; H.R. 1972; H.R. 2147; H.R. 2225; H.R. 2327; AND, A DRAFT BILL TO MAKE CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN VA'S HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM84 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 26, 2017 |
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 increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for women veterans.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 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.
