Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act
Latest action · May 1, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2019 to Nov 12, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | May 1, 2019 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | May 13, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | May 13, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | May 13, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | May 20, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 23, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Jul 29, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Sep 17, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 1, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2435 | Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act | Identical bill | Jul 23, 2020 |
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 Senate
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