3.0.0 3645 2023-01-11T20:29:24Z 2023-01-11T20:29:24Z House H HR 2007-09-24 110 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2007-10-19T15:02:42Z Referred to 2007-09-24T16:32:50Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2007-10-17T21:39:24Z Referred to 2007-09-24T16:33:05Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-09-24T16:33:15Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2007-09-24T16:33:10Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-09-24T16:33:00Z Support for Injured Servicemembers Act 110 3481 HR 2007-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Related bill CRS Support for Injured Servicemembers Act 110 1975 S 2007-08-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2007-10-19 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2007-10-17 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2007-09-24 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Education and Labor, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2007-09-24 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Education and Labor, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2007-09-24 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Education and Labor, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-09-24 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Education and Labor, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2007-09-24 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Education and Labor, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2007-09-24 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Education and Labor, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2007-09-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001173 Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18] Zachary Space D OH T. 18 N S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2007-09-24 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2007-09-24 True R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 2007-09-24 True B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2007-10-02 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2007-10-02 False S001171 Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] Heath Shuler D NC 11 2007-10-29 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2007-10-31 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2007-11-01 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2007-11-05 False A000362 Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] Jason Altmire D PA 4 2007-11-09 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2007-11-13 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2007-11-14 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2007-12-05 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2008-01-17 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2008-02-06 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-06-17 False Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Armed forces abroad Armed forces reserves Caregivers Crime and Law Enforcement Disability evaluation Disabled Families Family leave Health Iraq Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Married people Middle East and North Africa Military dependents Military medicine Military occupation Military operations National Guard Physical examinations Post-traumatic stress disorder South Asia Terrorism Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' medical care War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-09-24 Introduced in House 2008-03-06T14:53:38Z Healthier Heroes Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a single medical examination for members of the Armed Forces to be used by: (1) Department of Defense (DOD) medical evaluation boards and physical evaluation boards to determine the fitness of a member of the Armed Forces to perform the duties of the member's office, grade, rank, or rating; and (2) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the disability rating, compensation, and benefits programs for a member who is retired or separated because of physical disability.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide appropriate medical care to any veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom for post-traumatic stress disorder regardless of the length of time the veteran has been separated from active duty service.

Provides extended benefits under TRICARE (a DOD managed care program) for the primary caregivers of members who incur a serious injury or illness while on active duty.

Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to entitle an eligible employee who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of a covered servicemember to a total of 26 workweeks of leave during a single 12-month period to care for the servicemember.

Defines covered servicemember as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, including a member of the National Guard or a Reserve, who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, is otherwise in medical hold or medical holdover status, or is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list, for a serious injury or illness incurred in the line of duty on active duty that may render the member medically unfit to perform his or her duties.

Provides for the substitution of accrued paid vacation, personal, family leave, or medical or sick leave for any part of the 26-week period.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the availability of such leave during any other 12-month period.

Amends federal civil service law to entitle civilian federal employees to the same leave allowance. Provides for the substitution of accrued paid annual or sick leave for any part of the 26-week period.

]]> Healthier Heroes Act Official Title as Introduced To implement recommendations of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors. Introduced in House IH Display Title Healthier Heroes Act Short Titles as Introduced Healthier Heroes Act Introduced in House 2007-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3645ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3645ih.xml 2007-10-19 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.