3.0.0 5428 2023-01-11T13:20:06Z 2023-01-11T13:20:06Z House H HR 2010-05-27 111 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Hearings by 2010-09-29T18:42:02Z Referred to 2010-05-28T16:19:41Z Referred to 2010-05-27T14:11:46Z 2010-09-29 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2010-05-28 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2010-05-27 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2010-05-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-05-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 N M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2010-06-16 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2010-07-14 False K000369 Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] Larry Kissell D NC 8 2010-07-14 False C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2010-08-10 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health information and medical records Health personnel Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2010-05-27 Introduced in House 2010-06-16T14:42:29Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights is printed on signage in accessible formats and displayed prominently and conspicuously in each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prosthetics and orthotics clinic. Requires VA employees who work at such clinics, as well as patient advocates of veterans who receive care there, to receive training on such Bill of Rights. Directs the Secretary to conduct outreach to inform veterans of such Bill of Rights.

Includes in the Bill of Rights the right to: (1) access the highest quality prosthetic and orthotic care; (2) select the practitioner that best meets their prosthetic and orthotic needs; (3) timely and efficient prosthetic and orthotic care; and (4) transition and readjust to civilian life in an honorable manner, including by having ample access to vocational rehabilitation, employment programs, and housing assistance.

Directs: (1) the Secretary to collect information relating to the alleged mistreatment of injured and amputee veterans; (2) the veteran liaison at each VA medical center to submit quarterly to the VA's Chief Consultant of Prosthetics and Sensory Aids a report on such information; and (3) the Chief Consultant to investigate and address such information.

]]> To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes. Display Title To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2010-05-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5428ih/xml/BILLS-111hr5428ih.xml 2010-09-29 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.