Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act
Latest action · Jul 23, 2020 Committee 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.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to report on and make recommendations regarding the use of public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment and therapy for veterans.
Cosponsors 136
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2019 to Nov 27, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | May 1, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | May 16, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | May 17, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2020Committee Hearings Held.
- May 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 1, 2019Introduced in House
- May 1, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1263 | Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act | Identical bill | May 1, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2019Introduced in House
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