3.0.0 2452 2023-01-11T13:36:45Z 2023-01-11T13:36:45Z House HR 2017-05-16 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESTY of Connecticut:H.R. 2452.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H4223]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-05-16T14:17:02Z Referred to 2017-05-16T16:06:15Z Deborah Sampson Act 115 681 S 2017-05-17 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299. Related bill CRS 2017-05-16 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-05-16 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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[D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 2018-10-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Child care and development Child health Congressional oversight Crime victims Crimes against women Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Homelessness and emergency shelter Hospital care Lawyers and legal services Mental health National symbols Public-private cooperation Sex offenses Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Transportation costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Women's employment Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-05-16 Introduced in House 2017-09-18T19:25:21Z Deborah Sampson Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility of peer-to-peer assistance for women veterans who are separating or newly separated from the Armed Forces), with emphasis placed on women who suffered service-related sexual trauma or who are at risk of becoming homeless.

Additionally, the VA shall:

  • expand the women veterans call center to include a text messaging capability;
  • establish a partnership with at least one nongovernmental organization to provide legal services to women veterans based upon their 10 highest unmet needs;
  • retrofit VA medical facilities with fixtures, materials, and other outfitting measures to support the care of women veterans;
  • ensure that each VA medical facility has at least one full-time or part-time women's health primary care provider;
  • expand to 14 days VA post-delivery care services for women veterans who are receiving maternity care in a VA or VA-contracted facility;
  • ensure that the women veteran manager program is supported at each VA medical center with a program manager and an ombudsman;
  • collect, analyze, and publish data on each VA service or benefit program and disaggregate such data by sex and minority status; and
  • publish an Internet website that serves as a centralized information source for women veterans' benefits and services.

The bill makes funds available for: (1) primary care and emergency care clinicians' participation in the women veterans health care mini-residency program, and (2) organizations that focus on providing assistance to women veterans and their families.

The bill: (1) provides for reintegration and readjustment services to veterans and family members in group retreat settings, and (2) expresses the sense of Congress that the VA's motto should be more inclusive.

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