Deborah Sampson Act
Latest action · Sep 15, 2020 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 536.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Deborah Sampson Act
This bill implements or expands various programs and services related to health care, readjustment assistance, legal and supportive services, child care, and benefits for women veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2019 to Nov 18, 2020; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Feb 14, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 14, 2019Hearings May 22, 2019Markup Aug 5, 2020Reported Sep 15, 2020 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2020Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Sep 15, 2020Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 536.
- Aug 5, 2020Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 22, 2019Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-179.
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7521 | John Boozman R-AR | Dec 16, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2026 | John Boozman R-AR | Mar 27, 2019 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 17, 2020S. 514, Deborah Sampson ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 15, 2020
Printed hearings 3
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. 116-53 | EXAMINING HOW THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORTS SURVIVORS OF MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA69 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Feb 5, 2020 |
| S. Hrg. 116-179 | HEARING ON PENDING LEGISLATION159 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 22, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-10 | CULTURAL BARRIERS IMPACTING WOMEN VETERANS' ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE71 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 2, 2019 |
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2681 | 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. | Related bill | Sep 11, 2019 |
| HR 2924 | Housing for Women Veterans Act | Related bill | Jun 12, 2019 |
| HR 2972 | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the communications of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to services available for women veterans, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Sep 11, 2019 |
| HR 3036 | Breaking Barriers for Women Veterans Act | Related bill | Sep 11, 2019 |
| HR 3189 | Improving Legal Services for Female Veterans Act | Related bill | Jun 25, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Deborah Sampson Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Deborah Sampson Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disability and paralysis
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Family services
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Lawyers and legal services
- Medical education
- Public-private cooperation
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' medical care
- Women's health
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2020Reported to Senate
- Feb 14, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
