3.0.0 3155 2023-01-11T13:18:30Z 2023-01-11T13:18:30Z House H HR 2009-07-09 111 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-07-28T16:30:51Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Reported by 2009-07-09T18:31:55Z Markup by 2009-07-09T18:31:41Z Referred to 2009-07-09T18:31:09Z Reported by 2009-07-24T00:36:36Z Markup by 2009-07-15T13:13:52Z Referred to 2009-07-09T14:02:47Z H. Rept. 111-224 2009-07-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2009-07-27 14:55:37 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2009-07-27 14:55:36 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8822-8823) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2009-07-27 14:55:36 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8822-8823) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-27 14:42:47 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3155. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2009-07-27 14:42:46 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8822-8825) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2009-07-27 14:42:45 Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2009-07-23 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 122. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00122 2009-07-23 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-224. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-07-23 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-224. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-07-15 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2009-07-15 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2009-07-09 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2009-07-09 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2009-07-09 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-07-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 N R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 2009-07-09 True H001044 Rep. Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11] Deborah Halvorson D IL L. 11 2009-07-09 True T000466 Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2] Harry Teague D NM 2 2009-07-09 True D000607 Rep. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2] Joe Donnelly D IN 2 2009-07-09 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2009-07-20 False C001045 Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] ANDER CRENSHAW R FL 4 2009-07-20 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2009-07-20 False K000366 Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] Ron Klein D FL 22 2009-07-21 False W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2009-07-21 False 2009-07-23T04:00:00Z H.R. 3155, Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20951 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 15, 2009</p> 2009-07-23T04:00:00Z H.R. 3155, Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20951 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 15, 2009 Armed Forces and National Security Family relationships Government information and archives Home and outpatient care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medical education Mental health Nursing Transportation costs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-07-09 Introduced in House 2009-09-11T15:00:32Z Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), with respect to individuals providing noninstitutional extended care to disabled veterans, to make support services available to such caregivers, both family and non-family, including: (1) educational sessions teaching caring techniques, strategies, and skills; (2) respite care; (3) nursing care; (4) counseling and mental health services; (5) medical care; and (6) lodging and subsistence.

Requires the Secretary to survey and report to specified congressional committees on such caregivers.

]]> 36 2009-07-27 Passed House amended 2009-09-18T16:05:07Z Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop and carry out a program of support services for family and non-family caregivers providing noninstitutional extended care to disabled veterans enrolled in the VA health care system. Requires such support services to include: (1) educational sessions, stipends, and access to support services; (2) counseling and related services; (3) respite care; (4) medical care for family caregivers; and (5) travel expenses in connection with the outpatient care of such veterans. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct outreach to inform disabled veterans and their families of services available for caregivers, as well as the ability of a caregiver to be trained and certified by a home health care agency in order to be paid for providing such services; (2) submit to the congressional veterans' committees a plan for implementation of such program; and (3) report annually thereafter for five years on plan implementation.

(Sec. 3) Makes counseling and mental health services available to family and non-family caregivers of enrolled veterans.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to ensure that respite care meets the needs of the veteran receiving such care, including 24-hour home respite care, and is appropriate with respect to the veteran's age.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the provision of medical care through the VA for family caregivers of eligible veterans, if the caregiver is without health insurance and ineligible for other public health insurance. Defines a "family caregiver" as an individual who provides care to a veteran who was deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom and are determined by the Secretary to: (1) have a severe service-connected disability or illness; (2) be in need of caregiver services since, without such services, the veteran would require hospitalization, nursing home care, or other residential institutional care; and (3) be unable to carry out the activities of daily living.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes a lodging and subsistence allowance for family caregivers of eligible veterans described above, to cover the time in which the veteran is traveling to and from a treatment facility as well as the duration of the treatment period.

(Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary to: (1) at least once every three years, design and conduct a survey of family and non-family caregivers; (2) consider survey findings when carrying out programs related to caregivers; and (3) report to the veterans' committees on survey results and services made available to caregivers.

]]> Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act Display Title Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain caregivers of veterans with training, support, and medical care, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act Short Titles as Reported to House Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act H House Referred in Senate 2009-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3155rfs/xml/BILLS-111hr3155rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2009-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3155eh/xml/BILLS-111hr3155eh.xml Reported in House 2009-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3155rh/xml/BILLS-111hr3155rh.xml Introduced in House 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3155ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3155ih.xml 2009-07-28 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.