3.0.0 3365 2023-01-11T13:30:19Z 2023-01-11T13:30:19Z House HR 2015-07-29 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LARSEN of Washington:H.R. 3365.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 of theUnited States, which shall consist of a Senate and House ofRepresentatives.''[Page H5773]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2015-11-23T15:35:11Z Referred to 2015-07-29T14:12:10Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-08-06T20:20:36Z Referred to 2015-07-29T14:12:05Z 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. 114 1496 HR 2015-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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 114 469 S 2015-06-24 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-186. Identical bill CRS 2015-11-23 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2015-08-06 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2015-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-29 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 N D000622 Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] Tammy Duckworth D IL 8 2015-07-29 True T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2015-07-29 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2015-07-29 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2015-07-29 True M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2015-07-29 True D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2015-07-29 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2015-09-08 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2015-09-08 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2015-09-18 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2015-09-29 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2015-12-18 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2015-12-18 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2016-02-01 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2016-02-01 False N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2016-02-10 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2016-02-10 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2016-03-01 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2016-03-16 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2016-03-16 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2016-05-06 False H001063 Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] Janice Hahn D CA 44 2016-05-12 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2016-05-12 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2016-05-16 False C001083 Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] John Carney D DE C. 0 2016-05-16 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2016-05-17 False I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 3 2016-05-23 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2016-05-24 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2016-06-03 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2016-06-28 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2016-09-06 False A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2016-09-06 False H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2016-11-29 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Adoption and foster care Child care and development Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Medical research Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Sex and reproductive health Veterans' medical care Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-07-29 Introduced in House 2015-09-04T19:20:03Z Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015

Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to furnish fertility treatment and counseling, including through the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a severely wounded, ill, or injured member of the Armed Forces who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces.

Requires provision of fertility treatment and counseling to a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a member of the Armed Forces without regard to the member's sex or marital status.

States that, if a member of the Armed Forces is unable to provide gametes for fertility treatment purposes, the Secretary shall, at the member's election, allow the member to be treated with donated gametes and pay or reimburse the reasonable costs of procuring donor gametes.

Directs DOD to:

  • establish procedures for gamete retrieval from a member of the Armed Forces in cases in which the fertility of such member is potentially jeopardized as a result of an injury or illness incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces; and
  • give members of the Armed Forces on active duty the opportunity to cryopreserve and store their gametes prior to deployment to a combat zone at no cost to the member.

Directs DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to share best practices and facilitate fertility treatment and counseling referrals to eligible individuals.

Includes fertility counseling and treatment within authorized VA medical services.

Authorizes the VA to pay the adoption expenses (for up to three adoptions) for a severely wounded, ill, or injured veteran who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated in the line of duty and who is enrolled in the VA health care system.

Directs the VA to report annually to Congress on the counseling and treatment provided under this Act; and (2) prescribe regulations on the furnishing of such counseling, treatment, and adoption assistance.

Directs the VA to facilitate research conducted collaboratively by DOD and the Department of Health and Human Services in order to improve the VA's ability to meet the long-term reproductive health care needs of veterans who have a service-connected genitourinary disability or a condition that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty that affects the veterans' reproductive ability.

Requires the VA to enhance the capabilities of the VA women veterans contact center to: (1) respond to requests for assistance with accessing VA health care and benefits, and (2) refer such veterans to federal or community resources to obtain assistance not furnished by the VA.

Amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 regarding a pilot program of group retreat reintegration and readjustment counseling for women veterans recently separated from service to: (1) increase the number of counseling locations, and (2) extend the program.

Establishes VA programs to provide assistance to qualified veterans to obtain child care so that such veterans can receive: (1) regular mental health care services, intensive mental health care services, or other intensive health care services; and (2) readjustment counseling and related mental health services.

]]> Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 Display Title Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3365ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3365ih.xml 2015-11-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.