TREAT Act
Latest action · Sep 10, 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.
- IntroducedSep 1, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Testing, Researching, and Expanding Alternative Treatments Act or the TREAT Act
This bill addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot programs related to complementary and integrative health services.
Specifically, the bill requires the VA to expand the pilot program on using complementary and integrative health services (e.g., meditation) to complement pain management and mental health treatment for veterans.
The bill also requires the VA to implement a three-year pilot program to provide complementary and integrative health services (e.g., animal therapy) to eligible veterans for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or anxiety. Eligible veterans are those who are enrolled in the VA health care system and have received care from the VA or rehabilitation or counseling services from a Vet Center within the last two years. The VA must enter agreements with academic researchers to study the effectiveness of the treatments in the pilot program.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 1, 2020 to Sep 4, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Sep 1, 2020 |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Sep 4, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2020Committee Hearings Held.
- Sep 1, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 1, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Alternative treatments
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Higher education
- Mammals
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Outdoor recreation
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 1, 2020Introduced in House
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