To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the availability of prosthetic items for women veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Latest action · Sep 11, 2019 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.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on the availability of prosthetic items made for women veterans, including an assessment of the availability of such items at VA medical facilities.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2019 to Nov 18, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | May 10, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Aug 16, 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 May 10, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 11, 2019Hearings Sep 11, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 11, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 10, 2019Introduced in House
- May 10, 2019Referred 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. 165, no. 78, May 10, 2019, pages H473, H3728.
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. 116-31 | H.R. 3636; H.R. 2972; H.R. 3036; H.R. 2798; H.R. 2645; H.R. 2681; H.R. 3224; H.R. 2982; H.R. 2752; H.R. 2628; H.R. 2816; H.R. 1527; H.R. 1163; H.R. 3798; H.R. 3867; H.R. 4096; DRAFT BILL, TO ESTABLISH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS THE OFFICE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES95 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 11, 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46848 | Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-171) and Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-214) | Report | Jul 19, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 514 | Deborah Sampson Act | Related bill | Sep 15, 2020 |
| HR 3224 | Deborah Sampson Act | Related bill | Nov 13, 2019 |
Titles 1
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 availability of prosthetic items for women veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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 10, 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.
