3.0.0 1354 2023-01-11T19:55:25Z 2023-01-11T19:55:25Z House H HR 2007-03-06 110 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-03T19:42:39Z Referred to 2007-03-06T15:36:05Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-03-06T15:36:00Z Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 110 117 S 2007-08-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10781) Related bill CRS 2007-04-03 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2007-03-06 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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 2007-03-06 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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 2007-03-06 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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 2007-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 N L000552 Rep. LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18] RAY LAHOOD R IL 18 2007-03-06 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2007-03-06 True F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2007-03-06 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2007-03-06 True K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2007-03-06 True K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2007-03-06 True M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2007-03-06 True M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2007-03-06 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2007-03-06 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2007-03-06 True B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2007-03-06 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2007-03-06 True H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2007-03-06 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2007-03-06 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2007-03-06 True L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2007-03-06 True C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2007-03-06 True H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2007-03-06 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2007-03-06 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2007-03-06 True R000033 Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] JIM RAMSTAD R MN 3 2007-03-06 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2007-03-06 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2007-03-06 True P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2007-03-06 True W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2007-03-06 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2007-03-06 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2007-03-06 True S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2007-03-06 True B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2007-03-06 True P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2007-03-06 True C000191 Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] JULIA CARSON D IN 7 2007-03-06 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2007-03-06 True K000365 Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] Steve Kagen D WI 8 2007-03-06 True W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2007-03-06 True S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2007-03-06 True M001120 Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12] JOHN MURTHA D PA P. 12 2007-03-06 True B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2007-03-06 True B000716 Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] ALLEN BOYD D FL JR. 2 2007-03-06 True R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2007-03-06 True A000363 Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] Michael Arcuri D NY A. 24 2007-03-09 False W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2007-03-09 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27] Brian Higgins D NY 27 2007-03-15 False M001168 Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8] Patrick Murphy D PA J. 8 2007-03-15 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2007-03-15 False S001171 Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] Heath Shuler D NC 11 2007-03-27 False K000366 Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] Ron Klein D FL 22 2007-03-27 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2007-04-16 False K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2007-05-15 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2007-05-15 False C000868 Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5] ROBERT CRAMER D AL E. 5 2007-05-16 False A000357 Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] THOMAS ALLEN D ME H. 1 2007-05-17 False S000097 Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] H. SAXTON R NJ JAMES 3 2007-05-23 False R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 2007-05-24 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2007-07-12 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2007-10-31 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-04-29 False J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2008-04-30 False Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Anthrax Armed forces reserves Brain Cemeteries and funerals Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Commerce Congress Congress and military policy Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Disabled Drugs Education Electronic government information Families Family services Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Flags Government Operations and Politics Government life insurance Government publicity Head injuries Health Health counseling Higher education Hospital care Housing and Community Development Housing for the disabled Iraq Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Marriage counseling Medical screening Mental health services Middle East and North Africa Military discharges Military medals, decorations, etc. Military operations Mortgages National Guard Nursing homes Physical examinations Post-traumatic stress disorder Recruiting and enlistment Right of privacy Small business Social Welfare South Asia Survivors' benefits Terrorism Vaccines Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' education Veterans' employment Veterans' loans Veterans' pensions Veterans' rehabilitation Vocational rehabilitation War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-03-06 Introduced in House 2007-04-09T21:11:42Z Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 - Makes a veteran who served on active duty during a period of war eligible for a mental health evaluation and hospital care, medical services, nursing home care, and family and marital counseling for any identified mental health condition, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the condition is attributable to such service.

Requires: (1) post-deployment medical and mental health screenings to be conducted within 30 days after a deployment; (2) each member, upon discharge, to be provided an electronic copy of all military records of such member; and (3) the Secretary of Defense to ensure appropriate outreach to members of the National Guard and reserves concerning benefits and services available upon discharge or deactivation.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a Global War on Terrorism Veterans Information System.

Requires quarterly reports from the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs, Labor, and Defense on the effects on veterans and on each such department of participation in the Global War on Terrorism.

]]> Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1354ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1354ih.xml 2007-04-03 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.