3.0.0 3368 2023-01-11T13:37:22Z 2023-01-11T13:37:22Z House HR 2017-07-24 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 124 (Monday, July 24, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of New York:H.R. 3368.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which allows Congress tomake all laws ``which shall be necessacary and proper forcarrying into execution'' any ``other'' powers vested by theConstitution in the Government of the United States.[Page H6214]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-24T21:16:29Z Referred to 2017-07-24T16:01:15Z 2017-07-24 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 N B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2017-07-24 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2017-09-26 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2017-10-16 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2017-11-14 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2017-11-14 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2017-11-28 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2018-04-10 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 2017-07-24 Introduced in House 2018-05-25T19:34:31Z This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), beginning January 1, 2018, 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.

A "qualified veteran" is defined 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.

The VA shall carry out this bill 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 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3368ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3368ih.xml 2017-07-24 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.