3.0.0 6017 2023-01-12T17:52:32Z 2023-01-12T17:52:32Z House H HR 2006-07-28 109 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2006-09-06T14:54:53Z hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2006-09-06T14:54:46Z Referred to 2006-07-28T14:08:50Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2006-08-17T16:32:25Z Referred to 2006-07-28T14:08:45Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-07-28T14:09:00Z 2006-09-06 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2006-09-06 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2006-08-17 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2006-07-28 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2006-07-28 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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 2006-07-28 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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 2006-07-28 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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 2006-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001152 Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] ROB SIMMONS R CT 2 N Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Adult day care Afghanistan Caregivers Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Debt Department of Defense Disabled Families Federal advisory bodies Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Health Home care services Hospital care Hospital rates Hospitals Income tax Iraq Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Law Long-term care Medical fees Middle East and North Africa Military dependents Military pay Rehabilitation of the disabled Relocation Respite care South Asia Standard of living Tax credits Taxation Terminal care Terrorism Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' employment Veterans' medical care Wages War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2006-07-28 Introduced in House 2006-11-29T20:23:57Z War on Terror Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide prompt emergency cash assistance to a member of the Armed Forces or a veteran who, on or after September 11, 2001, was or is severely wounded or injured while serving on active duty in combat operations of Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom (each such individual to be known as a War on Terror Wounded Hero) and, due to such injury and subsequent medical treatment, is undergoing significant financial difficulty.

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to ensure the provision of sufficient services to meet the needs of all War on Terror Wounded Heroes without regard to residential geographic location with respect to the following medical services: (1) adult day health care; (2) home health care; (3) respite care; (4) home-based primary care; (5) hospice; and (6) such other noninstitutional extended care services as appropriate.

Directs the Secretary to operate and maintain a voluntary program in caregiver education, training, and certification for family members of War on Terror Wounded Heroes.

Authorizes the Secretary to contract with non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities to furnish care to War on Terror Wounded Heroes, under certain conditions.

Requires review by the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee of the emergency cash assistance, medical services, and caregiver support programs established under this Act.

Provides a business tax credit for employers hiring War on Terror Wounded Heroes.

]]> War on Terror Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act Display Title War on Terror Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for transitional emergency assistance to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are severely injured in the Global War on Terror, to expand and improve programs for caregiver services for those members and veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced War on Terror Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act Introduced in House 2006-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr6017ih/xml/BILLS-109hr6017ih.xml 2006-09-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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.