3.0.0 294 2022-11-15T16:34:05Z 2022-11-15T16:34:05Z Senate S S 2013-02-13 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2013-06-12T13:49:17Z Referred to 2013-02-13T16:27:15Z Ruth Moore Act of 2013 113 671 HR 2013-06-06 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2013-06-12 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111. Committee 2013-02-13 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2013-02-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2013-02-13 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2013-02-13 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2013-02-13 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2013-02-13 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2013-02-13 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2013-02-25 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2013-02-25 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2013-02-26 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2013-02-28 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2013-03-04 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2013-03-05 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2013-03-07 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2013-03-11 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2013-03-20 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2013-03-22 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2013-04-17 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2013-04-18 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2013-05-08 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2013-05-14 False U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2013-05-14 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2013-05-15 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2013-05-15 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2013-05-20 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2013-05-20 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2013-05-20 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2013-06-06 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2013-06-10 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2013-06-19 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Crimes against women Disability assistance Evidence and witnesses Mental health Sex offenses Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-02-13 Introduced in Senate 2013-03-07T17:44:38Z Ruth Moore Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in any case in which a veteran claims that a covered mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma during active duty, to accept as sufficient proof of service-connection a diagnosis by a mental health professional together with satisfactory lay or other evidence of such trauma and an opinion by the mental health professional that such condition is related to such trauma, if consistent with the circumstances, conditions, or hardships of such service, notwithstanding the fact that there is no official record of such incurrence or aggravation in such service, and to resolve every reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran. Allows such service-connection to be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.

Includes as a "covered mental health condition" post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or any other mental health diagnosis that the Secretary determines to be related to military sexual trauma.

Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress in each of 2014 through 2018 on covered claims submitted.

]]> Ruth Moore Act of 2013 Display Title Ruth Moore Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Ruth Moore Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2013-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s294is/xml/BILLS-113s294is.xml 2013-06-12 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111. 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.