3.0.0 5465 2023-01-11T13:15:44Z 2023-01-11T13:15:44Z House H HR 2008-02-14 110 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2008-02-29T21:56:30Z Referred to 2008-02-14T15:02:35Z 2008-02-29 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2008-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2008-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-02-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 N G000180 Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] WAYNE GILCHREST R MD T. 1 2008-02-14 True B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2008-02-14 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2008-02-14 True B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2008-02-14 True A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2008-02-14 True B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 2008-02-14 True H000762 Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] DARLENE HOOLEY D OR 5 2008-02-14 True S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2008-02-14 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2008-02-25 False T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] ELLEN TAUSCHER D CA O. 10 2008-02-25 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2008-02-27 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2008-02-27 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2008-02-27 False A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 2008-03-06 False C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2008-03-06 False G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2008-03-06 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-03-13 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2008-03-14 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2008-03-31 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2008-03-31 False W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2008-03-31 False S001174 Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] Betty Sutton D OH 13 2008-03-31 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2008-03-31 False E000287 Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5] Rahm Emanuel D IL 5 2008-04-02 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2008-04-09 False S000749 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] JOHN SPRATT D SC M. 5 2008-04-09 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2008-04-09 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2008-04-17 False B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2008-04-17 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2008-04-29 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2008-04-29 False M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2008-05-05 False B001258 Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2] Nancy Boyda D KS E. 2 2008-05-05 False W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2008-05-08 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2008-05-08 False M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2008-05-22 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-06-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Ambulatory care Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Government Operations and Politics Health Hospital care Iraq compilation Managed care Medical screening Mental depression Mental health services Military hospitals Military medicine Pain Sleep disorders Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-02-14 Introduced in House 2008-05-15T18:31:43Z Military Pain Care Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretaries of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services and the Surgeon General of the United States to develop and implement a pain care initiative in all military health care facilities. Requires the initiative to ensure that all active and retired military personnel and dependents receiving treatment in military health care facilities: (1) are assessed for pain at the time of admission or initial treatment, and periodically thereafter, using a professionally recognized pain assessment tool or process; and (2) receive appropriate pain care consistent with recognized means for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic pain, including, as appropriate, access to specialty pain management services.

Requires: (1) Department of Defense (DOD) contracts for medical care for military retirees, dependents, and survivors to include the provision of appropriate care for the treatment of pain; and (2) a Comptroller General study on the adequacy of pain care in DOD health care facilities, services, and programs.

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