Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act
Latest action · Mar 22, 2021 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.
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a five-year pilot program to furnish, under the Veterans Community Care Program, hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 23, 2021 to Sep 19, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | May 7, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | May 28, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| R-AL | Jerry L. Carl | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Sep 10, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Jun 22, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Sep 19, 2022 |
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 Feb 11, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 11, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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. 167, no. 26, February 11, 2021, page H503.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-693 | LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION OF THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS AND MULTI VSOs: SVA, BVA, MOAA, NASDVA, MVA, NCHV198 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 3, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8306 | Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 17, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury 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.
- Feb 11, 2021Introduced 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.
