H.R. 1211 (RH) - Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act - BILLS-111hr1211rh | Content Details

Category

Bills and Statutes

Collection

Congressional Bills

SuDoc Class Number

Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:

Congress Number

111th Congress

Congress Session

1st Session

Last Action Date Listed

June 18, 2009

Actions

Ms. Herseth Sandlin (for herself, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Wu, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Bishop of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Additional sponsors: Mr. Sestak, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Teague, Mr. Kissell, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Titus, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Holt, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Filner, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Payne, Mr. Edwards of Texas, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Ms. Berkley, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Walz, Mr. Fortenberry, and Mr. Poe of Texas, Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Bill Number

H.R. 1211

Bill Version

Reported in House (RH)

Short Title

Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

Full Title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin(SD)

Cosponsors

Jerry Moran (KS); John Boozman (AR); Ginny Brown-Waite (FL); Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX); Leonard L. Boswell (IA); David Wu (OR); Carolyn B. Maloney (NY); Jim McDermott (WA); Timothy H. Bishop (NY); Joe Sestak (PA); Michael H. Michaud (ME); Harry Teague (NM); Larry Kissell (NC); Alcee L. Hastings (FL); Earl Blumenauer (OR); Collin C. Peterson (MN); John Barrow (GA); Barney Frank (MA); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Dina Titus (NV); James L. Oberstar (MN); Robert Wexler (FL); Rush Holt (NJ); Bart Gordon (TN); Bob Filner (CA); Robert A. Brady (PA); Donald M. Payne (NJ); Chet Edwards (TX); Rick Boucher (VA); Parker Griffith (AL); Paul Tonko (NY); Jerrold Nadler (NY); Carolyn McCarthy (NY); Tim Murphy (PA); Louise McIntosh Slaughter (NY); James P. McGovern (MA); Jerry McNerney (CA); Robert J. Wittman (VA); Gerald E. Connolly (VA); Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX); Jim Marshall (GA); Charles A. Gonzalez (TX); Susan A. Davis (CA); Joe Courtney (CT); Henry E. Brown, Jr. (SC); Shelley Berkley (NV); Corrine Brown (FL); Kendrick B. Meek (FL); Timothy J. Walz (MN); Jeff Fortenberry (NE); Ted Poe (TX)

Committees

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Standing)

Report Number

H. Rept.111-165

United States Code Reference

38 U.S.C. 1701, 1720D, 318, 542, 544 and Chapter 17