3.0.0 5953 2023-01-11T13:21:20Z 2023-01-11T13:21:20Z House H HR 2010-07-29 111 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-12-01T17:34:55Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2010-07-29T14:09:29Z 2010-12-01 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2010-11-30 20:22:34 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2010-11-30 20:22:31 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2010-11-30 20:22:27 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7735-7736) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2010-11-30 20:22:27 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7735-7736) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2010-11-30 20:04:49 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5953. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2010-11-30 20:04:47 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7735-7739) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2010-11-30 20:04:28 Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2010-07-29 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2010-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 N Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Women's health Women's rights Armed Forces and National Security 00 2010-07-29 Introduced in House 2010-10-15T19:28:34Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the Women Veterans Bill of Rights is displayed prominently in each VA facility and distributed widely to such veterans.

Enumerates health care rights to be included in the Bill of Rights, including the right to: (1) coordinated, comprehensive, primary women's health care at every VA medical facility; (2) treatment by clinicians with specific training and experience in women's health issues; and (3) gender equity in access to and the provision of clinical health care services.

]]> 36 2010-11-30 Passed House amended 2010-12-10T16:23:45Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the Women Veterans Bill of Rights is printed on signs in accessible formats and displayed prominently in each VA facility and distributed widely to such veterans.

Enumerates health care rights to be included in the Bill of Rights, including the right to: (1) coordinated, comprehensive, primary women's health care at every VA medical facility; (2) treatment by clinicians with specific training and experience in women's health issues; and (3) gender equity in access to and the provision of clinical health care services.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights is printed on signs in accessible formats and displayed prominently in each VA prosthetics and orthotics clinic.

Enumerates rights to be included in such Bill of Rights, including the right to: (1) access the highest quality prosthetic and orthotic care; (2) select the practitioner that best meets their prosthetic and orthotic needs; and (3) timely and efficient prosthetic and orthotic care. Requires the Secretary to collect information relating to alleged mistreatment of injured and amputee veterans.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that all VA employees receive training on the Women Veterans Bill of Rights, and that appropriate VA employees receive training on the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights; and (2) conduct outreach to inform veterans about both Bills of Rights, and to make them available on the VA Internet website.

]]> To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights and to display in each prosthetics and orthotics clinic of the Department an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes. Display Title To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights and to display in each prosthetics and orthotics clinic of the Department an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights. Introduced in House IH Official Titles as Amended by House To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights and to display in each prosthetics and orthotics clinic of the Department an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes. H House Referred in Senate 2010-12-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5953rfs/xml/BILLS-111hr5953rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2010-11-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5953eh/xml/BILLS-111hr5953eh.xml Introduced in House 2010-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5953ih/xml/BILLS-111hr5953ih.xml 2010-12-01 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.