3.0.0 4107 2023-01-11T20:16:22Z 2023-01-11T20:16:22Z House H HR 2007-11-07 110 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2007-12-05T20:37:28Z Referred to 2007-11-07T15:02:05Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-09T14:59:54Z Referred to 2007-11-07T15:02:00Z 2007-12-05 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2007-11-09 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-11-07 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 2007-11-07 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 2007-11-07 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 2007-11-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001037 Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD N B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2007-11-07 True K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2007-11-14 False B001258 Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2] Nancy Boyda D KS E. 2 2007-12-05 False B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2007-12-06 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2007-12-11 False H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2007-12-13 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2008-02-06 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2008-02-06 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2008-03-04 False M001146 Rep. Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8] Jim Marshall D GA 8 2008-04-02 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2008-04-17 False A000357 Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] THOMAS ALLEN D ME H. 1 2008-04-29 False C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2008-04-29 False E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 2008-04-29 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2008-05-22 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2008-06-03 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2008-06-05 False M000934 Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] Jerry Moran R KS 1 2008-06-11 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2008-07-24 False S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2008-09-10 False H000948 Rep. Hulshof, Kenny C. [R-MO-9] KENNY HULSHOF R MO C. 9 2008-09-24 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2008-09-29 False Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Afghanistan Comprehensive health care Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Crime and Law Enforcement Day care Department of Veterans Affairs Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Education Employee training Epidemiology Families Federal advisory bodies Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Health Health promotion Health surveys Higher education Homeless Iraq Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Marriage counseling Maternal health services Medical education Medical research Mental health Mental health services Mental illness Middle East and North Africa Military occupation Military operations Minorities Post-traumatic stress disorder Preventive medicine Psychotherapy Quality of care Rape Reproduction Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare South Asia Trauma care Veterans' medical care Women Women veterans Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-11-07 Introduced in House 2008-03-20T19:26:21Z Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) conduct a long-term epidemiological study on the health of women veterans who served on active duty in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom; (2) assess barriers encountered by women veterans to the provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of comprehensive health care; (3) assess all health care services and programs provided by the VA for women veterans; (4) provide training for mental health professionals who provide counseling to women veterans suffering from sexual trauma; (5) develop a plan for the identification, development, and dissemination of treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other conditions attributable to combat or sexual trauma that are proven effective for women veterans; (6) conduct a study of the provision of readjustment counseling and related mental health services for women veterans at vet centers; (7) carry out a pilot program for child care for certain women veterans receiving health care from VA facilities; and (8) carry out a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of providing counseling and transition adjustment assistance for women veterans who are newly separated from active duty service.

Requires women veterans recently separated from active duty service to be included on the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans.

]]> Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act Short Titles as Introduced Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act Introduced in House 2007-11-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4107ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4107ih.xml 2007-12-05 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.