3.0.0 6527 2021-04-19T19:44:08Z 2021-04-19T19:44:08Z House H HR 2012-09-21 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:H.R. 6527.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:As described in Article 1, Section 1 ``all legislativepowers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress.''[Page H6278]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2012-10-11T17:15:25Z Referred to 2012-09-21T13:03:15Z Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012 112 3313 S 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2012-10-11 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2012-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2012-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 N D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2012-09-21 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2012-09-21 True S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] Jackie Speier D CA 12 2012-09-21 True K000369 Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] Larry Kissell D NC 8 2012-09-21 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2012-09-21 True B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2012-09-21 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2012-09-25 False S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2012-10-02 False R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2012-10-02 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2012-10-02 False F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2012-10-02 False H001050 Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen W. [D-HI-1] Colleen Hanabusa D HI W. 1 2012-10-09 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2012-10-09 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2012-10-16 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 20 2012-10-19 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2012-10-23 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 2012-11-02 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2012-11-29 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2012-11-30 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2012-12-03 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11] Kathy Castor D FL 11 2012-12-18 False Armed Forces and National Security Child care and development Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Mental health Sex and reproductive health Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-09-21 Introduced in House 2012-11-16T18:24:55Z Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to facilitate collaborative research to meet the long-term reproductive health care needs of veterans who have a service-connected genitourinary disability or a condition that was aggravated in the line of active duty, such as a spinal cord injury, that affects the veterans' ability to reproduce.

Includes fertility counseling and treatment within authorized VA medical services. Directs the Secretary to furnish such counseling and treatment, including the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a spouse or surrogate of a severely wounded veteran who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated in the line of duty and who is enrolled in the VA health care system, as long as the spouse and veteran apply jointly for such counseling and treatment.

Requires the Secretary to enhance the capabilities of the VA women veterans call center: (1) to respond to requests for assistance with accessing VA health care and benefits, and (2) for referral to community resources to obtain assistance with services not furnished by the VA.

Amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 relating to a pilot program of group retreat reintegration and readjustment counseling for women veterans recently separated from service to: (1) increase from at least 3 to at least 14 the number of locations for such counseling, and (2) extend the pilot program for an additional 2 years. Requires a pilot program under such Act relating to the provision of child care assistance for certain veterans receiving VA health care to be extended until two years after the program is established in the third Veterans Integrated Service Network. (Under current law, such program terminates two years after its original commencement.)

Directs the Secretary to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing child care assistance to veterans receiving or in need of VA readjustment counseling and related mental health services. Requires the program to continue until two years after it is begun at the last Readjustment Counseling Service Region chosen by the Secretary.

]]> Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012 Display Title Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, to improve health care furnished by the Department, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6527ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6527ih.xml 2012-10-11 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.