HEALTH Act
Latest action · Feb 5, 2020 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.
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 13, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act or the HEALTH Act
This bill updates programs and provisions related to the health of women veterans.
(Sec. 2) Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue through at least FY2020 and report on the Women's Health Transition Training pilot program. Among other elements, the report should include the number of female participants by military department, the number of courses held under the program, and the locations where the courses were held.
(Sec. 3) The VA is authorized to furnish transportation in connection with the receipt of covered health care services for a newborn child of a woman veteran (and the child's parents). The bill expands covered health care services to include services furnished at health care facilities other than the facility where the child was delivered.
Under the bill, the VA may furnish more than seven days of health care services and transportation to such services if a child is in need of additional care.
Expenses incurred for transportation furnished in order for a newborn child of a veteran to receive health care services between May 5, 2010, and the enactment of this bill may be waived or reimbursed to the veteran by the VA.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2020 to Oct 20, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jan 13, 2020 |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jun 24, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Oct 20, 2020 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2020Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
- Feb 5, 2020Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.
- Jan 29, 2020Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Jan 13, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jan 13, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2752 | VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act | Related bill | Sep 11, 2019 |
| HR 2942 | Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act | Related bill | Jul 24, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Census and government statistics
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Health care coverage and access
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Military personnel and dependents
- Veterans' medical care
- Women's health
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2020Reported to Senate
- Jan 13, 2020Introduced in Senate
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