3.0.0 1496 2023-01-11T13:28:05Z 2023-01-11T13:28:05Z House HR 2015-03-19 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 47 (Thursday, March 19, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS:H.R. 1496.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H1805]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-07T18:02:44Z Referred to 2015-03-19T13:03:45Z Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 114 469 S 2015-06-24 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-186. Related bill CRS Veterans' Access to Child Care Act 114 1948 HR 2015-05-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 114 3365 HR 2015-11-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2015-04-07 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-03-19 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 N I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 3 2015-03-19 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-04-14 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2015-04-15 False R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2015-04-21 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2015-04-21 False L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2015-04-23 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2015-05-13 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2015-05-14 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2015-05-19 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2015-06-09 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2015-09-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Child care and development Health care coverage and access Mental health Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-03-19 Introduced in House 2015-06-17T22:31:22Z Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), beginning January 1, 2016, to provide assistance to qualified veterans to obtain child care so that such veterans can receive health care services at a VA health care facility during the time such a veteran requires travel to and return from such facility.

Defines "qualified veteran" as a veteran who is the primary caretaker of a child and is: (1) receiving from the VA regular mental health care services, intensive mental health care services, or other intensive health care services such that the VA determines that providing assistance to the veteran to obtain child care would improve the veteran's access to such services, or (2) in need of regular or intensive mental health care services from the VA and, but for lack of child care services, would receive such health care services from the VA.

Includes among child care assistance under this Act:

  • stipends for the payment of child care offered by licensed child care centers which shall be modeled after the VA's Child Care Subsidy Program;
  • direct provision of child care at an on-site VA facility;
  • payments to private child care agencies; and
  • collaboration with facilities or programs of other federal departments or agencies.

Directs the VA to carry out this Act using funds made available to the VA facility that provides the health care services for which the child care assistance is provided.

]]> To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Display Title To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1496ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1496ih.xml 2015-04-07 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.