3.0.0 2583 2023-01-11T13:19:08Z 2023-01-11T13:19:08Z House H HR 2009-05-21 111 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-05-22T21:45:09Z Referred to 2009-05-21T14:07:40Z 2009-05-22 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-05-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 N L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 2009-05-21 True B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 2009-05-21 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2009-05-21 True L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2009-05-21 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2009-06-02 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2009-06-10 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2009-06-19 False N000183 Rep. Nye, Glenn C. [D-VA-2] Glenn Nye D VA C. 2 2009-09-21 False K000372 Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15] Mary Jo Kilroy D OH 15 2010-04-14 False Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Aging Asia Computers and information technology Crimes against women Department of Veterans Affairs Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Iraq Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Middle East Sex and reproductive health Sex offenses Telephone and wireless communication Terrorism Veterans' medical care Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-05-21 Introduced in House 2009-06-16T21:42:00Z Women Veterans Access to Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in providing health care services to women veterans, to emphasize: (1) with respect to physical health, conditions including reproductive health, preventive medicine and early detection, sexual trauma, special needs of women with prosthetics, and rehabilitation; (2) with respect to mental health, issues including stress reduction, services for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD), and substance abuse, and conflict resolution; (3) improving health-related telecommunications technologies; (4) providing care to women veterans who served in Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom, live in a rural area, or are homebound or elderly; and (5) with respect to health professionals employed by the VA, hiring health professionals who are specialist in fields related to women's health, and offering additional training on special issues regarding women veterans.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study on health care for women veterans; and (2) carry out an information outreach program for women veterans and their families.

]]> Women Veterans Access to Care Act Display Title Women Veterans Access to Care Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve health care for women veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Women Veterans Access to Care Act Introduced in House 2009-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2583ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2583ih.xml 2009-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.