Whole Veteran Act
Latest action · Oct 30, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-185.
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 25, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2019
- Passed SenateOct 1, 2020
- To the PresidentOct 20, 2020
- Became lawOct 30, 2020Public Law 116-185
Summary
Whole Veteran Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on the implementation of its whole health approach to health care. The report must include an analysis of the accessibility and availability of a variety of services, including hypnosis and acupuncture. The whole health model is a holistic approach that looks at the many areas of life that may affect health in order to make a health plan suited for each individual based on his or her health goals.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2019 to May 9, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Apr 25, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 9, 2019 |
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 25, 2019Markup May 8, 2019Reported May 17, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 2, 2019 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2020Signed by President.
- Oct 30, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-185.
- Oct 20, 2020Presented to President.
- Oct 6, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 1, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6031)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6031 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Oct 1, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4032–H4034Text printed H4032 | Conor Lamb D-PA, David P. Roe R-TN, Mark Takano D-CA, Tim Ryan D-OH | May 21, 2019 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 17, 2019H.R. 2359, Whole Veteran ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 68, April 25, 2019, page H3284.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46372 | Summary and Analysis of S. 2657, the American Energy Innovation Act Archived | Report | May 27, 2020 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the Department of Veterans Affairs advancing of whole health transformation.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Whole Veteran Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Whole Veteran Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Whole Veteran Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Whole Veteran Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Whole Veteran Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Whole Veteran Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 22, 2019Received in Senate
- May 21, 2019Engrossed in House
- May 17, 2019Reported in House
- Apr 25, 2019Introduced 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.
