3.0.0 2411 2019-11-15T21:41:37Z 2019-11-15T21:41:37Z House H HR 2005-05-17 109 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-21T18:12:30Z Referred to 2005-05-17T12:58:30Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-15T13:04:50Z hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-15T13:03:34Z Referred to 2005-05-17T12:58:35Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-03T19:19:43Z Referred to 2005-05-17T12:58:40Z 2005-06-21 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2005-06-15 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-06-15 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2005-06-03 hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. Committee 2005-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2005-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2005-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2005-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000627 Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] MARTIN MEEHAN D MA T. 5 N Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Administrative procedure Afghanistan Armed forces reserves Case management Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Continuing education Counseling Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Defense Department of Veterans Affairs Directories Disabled Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Education Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Employee rights Entrepreneurs Environmental Protection Families Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Government procurement Government publicity Group counseling Health Health counseling Higher education Homeless Housing and Community Development Housing finance Housing subsidies Iraq Iraq compilation Job hunting Labor and Employment Law Licenses Medical education Medical records Medical research Medical screening Medical tests Mental health services Middle East and North Africa Military bases Military dependents Military discharges Military hospitals Military housing Military medicine Military occupation Military operations Military pay Military training Mortgages National Guard Nonprofit organizations Personnel records Physical examinations Poisons Post-traumatic stress disorder Preventive medicine Psychiatrists Public service advertising Quality of care Retired military personnel Science, Technology, Communications Security classification (Government documents) Small business Social Welfare South Asia Standards Suicide Terrorism Toxicology Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' education Veterans' employment Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Veterans' organizations Veterans' pensions Vocational and technical education War War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-05-17 Introduced in House 2005-07-28T20:36:40Z Matthew Voisbert Help Extend Respect Owed to Every Soldier (HEROES) Act - Requires: (1) the Secretary of Defense to establish minimum uniform standards for postdeployment medical examinations; (2) that such examinations include screening for mental health and substance abuse disorders; and (3) follow-up services in appropriate cases.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to foster the early identification and treatment of mental health and substance abuse disorders experienced by members of the Armed Forces, with special emphasis on members who have served in a theater of combat operations within the preceding 12 months.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ at least one psychiatrist and a complementary medical team at each Department of Veterans Affairs (Department) medical center to conduct a specialized program for the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, and to employ additional mental health services specialists at such center. Authorizes such Secretary to contract for mental health and substance abuse treatment services in non-Department facilities when such services are not available in Department facilities.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs: (1) within seven days the medical records of all military personnel being discharged, released from active duty, or retired; and (2) a roster of all personnel who have served in the theater of operations during Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to assist eligible persons in obtaining employment in stable and permanent positions. Requires individualized transitional services to be provided to separating military personnel. Includes additional elements within a program under which the Secretary of Labor provides services and information to separating military personnel and their spouses.

Requires the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to: (1) ensure that transition programs are provided at each military installation, National Guard armory and military family support center, and inpatient medical care facility; (2) ensure that military and veterans' service organizations and representatives are permitted to participate in such transition programs; and (3) facilitate the access of such State organizations and representatives to provide preseparation counseling and services to separating members.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to facilitate the access of such organizations and representatives to provide member information on the care and services available.

Requires the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to facilitate the sharing between their respective departments of information concerning member duties and assignments, exposures to toxic or hazardous substances, and illnesses or injuries incurred or aggravated in the course of such duties and assignments. Rescinds a Department Memorandum entitled "Status of VHA Enrollment and Associated Issues."

Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide mortgage assistance to members who are seriously injured during military service.

Repeals the $1,200 reduction in basic pay currently required for participation in the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program.

]]> Matthew Boisvert Help Extend Respect Owed to Every Soldier (HEROES) Act Short Titles as Introduced Matthew Boisvert Help Extend Respect Owed to Every Soldier (HEROES) Act Display Title Matthew Boisvert Help Extend Respect Owed to Every Soldier (HEROES) Act Official Title as Introduced To provide improved benefits and procedures for the transition of members of the Armed Forces from combat zones to noncombat zones and for the transition of veterans from service in the Armed Forces to civilian life. Introduced in House 2005-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2411ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2411ih.xml 2005-06-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.