3.0.0 2855 2023-01-12T17:52:56Z 2023-01-12T17:52:56Z House H HR 2007-06-25 110 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2007-07-25T15:30:14Z Referred to 2007-06-25T16:31:20Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-07-03T14:45:58Z Referred to 2007-06-25T16:31:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-06-25T16:31:15Z 2007-07-25 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2007-07-03 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-06-25 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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 2007-06-25 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-06-25 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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 2007-06-25 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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 2007-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 N Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Adult day care Afghanistan Brain Caregivers Case management Commerce Congress Congressional oversight Consumer credit Crime and Law Enforcement Debt Debtor and creditor Department of Defense Department of Veterans Affairs Disability evaluation Disabled Eviction Executive Office of the President Executive reorganization Families Family services Federal advisory bodies Finance and Financial Sector Foreclosure Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Governmental investigations Head injuries Health Health counseling Home care services Hospital care Hospital rates Hospitals Housing and Community Development Income tax Iraq Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Law Long-term care Medical fees Mental health services Middle East and North Africa Military dependents Military discharges Military pay Physical examinations Post-traumatic stress disorder Presidential appointments 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 Vocational rehabilitation Wages War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-06-25 Introduced in House 2007-10-01T19:54:28Z 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 veteran who, on or after September 11, 2001, was or is severely injured while serving on active duty (to be known as a Wounded Hero) and, due to such injury, is undergoing significant financial difficulty.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a business tax credit for employers hiring Wounded Heroes.

Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide increased protections under such Act for Wounded Heroes and persons in military service.

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to ensure the provision of sufficient services to meet the needs of Wounded Heroes without regard to residential geographic location with respect to the following: (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 program in caregiver education, training, and certification for family members of Wounded Heroes.

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

Establishes: (1) in the VA an Office for Wounded Heroes Advocate; (2) in the Executive Office of the President an Office for Wounded Heroes; and (3) the Wounded Heroes Independent Review Board. Requires the Board to, among other things, review VA or other federal agency determinations with respect to the scope and intensity of benefits, especially health care or vocational rehabilitation, provided to Wounded Heroes.

]]> Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act Display Title 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 while serving on active duty, to expand and improve programs for caregiver services for those members and veterans, to require improved screening and care for traumatic brain injury for returning servicemembers and veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act Introduced in House 2007-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2855ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2855ih.xml 2007-07-25 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.