3.0.0 1182 2022-11-01T16:17:46Z 2022-11-01T16:17:46Z House HR 2019-02-13 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JUDY CHU of California:H.R. 1182.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H1584]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-02-13T15:06:00Z Acupuncture for Our Heroes Act of 2019 116 2914 S 2019-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2019-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 N K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 2019-03-28 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2019-04-02 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2019-04-02 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-04-25 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2019-04-29 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2019-05-24 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2019-06-03 False V000108 Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] PETER VISCLOSKY D IN J. 1 2019-06-04 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-11-26 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2020-03-09 False Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Alternative treatments Health personnel Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-02-13 Introduced in House 2020-06-08T15:44:54Z Acupuncture for Our Heroes Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide qualified acupuncturist services to veterans enrolled in the VA health care system. A qualified acupuncturist is an individual who is licensed, certified, or otherwise accredited and may be appointed as an employee of the VA or as a contractor.

The VA shall carry out such program in at least one VA facility in each Veterans Integrated Service Network (regional VA health care administrative areas) in both urban and rural areas.

The bill requires the VA to establish the Advisory Committee on Acupuncturist Services, which must advise the VA on governing protocols and review and evaluate the ability of a veteran to access an acupuncturist at VA facilities.

]]> Acupuncture for Our Heroes Act Display Title Acupuncture for Our Heroes Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure access to acupuncturist services through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Acupuncture for Our Heroes Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1182ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1182ih.xml 2019-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.