Women Veterans TRUST Act
Latest action · Feb 7, 2020 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.
- IntroducedJan 8, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Women Veterans Transitional Residence Utilizing Support and Treatment Act or the Women Veterans TRUST Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a nationwide analysis of the need for women-specific VA programs that treat and rehabilitate women veterans with drug and alcohol dependency. Based on the findings of the analysis, the VA must implement a women-specific pilot program to treat and rehabilitate women veterans with drug and alcohol dependency.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2020 to Feb 21, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 21, 2020 |
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 8, 2020 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 8, 2020Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H76 | Julia Brownley D-CA | Jan 9, 2020 |
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. 166, no. 4, January 8, 2020, page H64.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 344 | Women Veterans TRUST Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 15, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct an analysis of the need for women-specific programs that treat and rehabilitate women veterans with drug and alcohol dependency and to carry out a pilot program regarding such programs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Women Veterans TRUST Act
- Women Veterans Transitional Residence Utilizing Support and Treatment Act
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 8, 2020Introduced 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.
