3.0.0 2160 2023-01-11T20:20:59Z 2023-01-11T20:20:59Z Senate S S 2007-10-15 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2008-02-28T21:09:44Z Markup by 2007-11-14T17:40:13Z Hearings by 2007-10-24T16:04:35Z Referred to 2007-10-15T20:36:52Z S. Rept. 110-267 2008-02-28 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 586. Calendars 2008-02-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 110-267. Committee 2008-02-28 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 110-267. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2007-11-14 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2007-10-24 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-328. Committee 2007-10-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12871-21872) IntroReferral 2007-10-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12870-12871) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-10-15 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2007-10-23 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2007-10-25 False D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2007-12-03 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2008-04-24 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2008-05-06 False 2008-01-15T06:00:00Z S. 2160, Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/19429 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on November 14, 2007</p> 2008-01-15T06:00:00Z S. 2160, Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/19429 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on November 14, 2007 Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Federal officials Government Operations and Politics Health Medical personnel Medical research Nervous system Pain Science, Technology, Communications Veterans' medical care War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-10-15 Introduced in Senate 2007-12-11T20:44:23Z Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out at each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facility an initiative on pain care which shall include, for each individual receiving treatment at such facility: (1) an assessment for pain at the time of admission or initial treatment, and periodic assessments thereafter; and (2) appropriate pain care including, when necessary, access to specialty pain management services.

Directs the Secretary to carry out within the Medical and Prosthetic Research Service of the Veterans Health Administration a program of research and training on acute and chronic pain. Requires the Secretary, under such program, to designate cooperative centers for research and education on pain, with at least one center as a lead center for research on pain attributable to central and peripheral nervous system damage commonly associated with battlefield injuries characteristic of modern warfare.

]]> 80 2008-02-28 Reported to Senate without amendment 2008-03-10T16:56:39Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out at each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facility an initiative on pain care which shall include, for each individual receiving treatment at such facility: (1) an assessment for pain at the time of admission or initial treatment, and periodic assessments thereafter; and (2) appropriate pain care including, when necessary, access to specialty pain management services.

Directs the Secretary to carry out within the Medical and Prosthetic Research Service of the Veterans Health Administration a program of research and training on acute and chronic pain. Requires the Secretary, under such program, to designate cooperative centers for research and education on pain, with at least one center as a lead center for research on pain attributable to central and peripheral nervous system damage commonly associated with battlefield injuries characteristic of modern warfare.

]]> Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007 S Senate Reported to Senate 2008-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2160rs/xml/BILLS-110s2160rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-10-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2160is/xml/BILLS-110s2160is.xml 2008-02-28 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 586. 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.