3.0.0 8147 2023-01-11T13:45:03Z 2023-01-11T13:45:03Z House HR 2020-09-01 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 152 (Tuesday, September 1, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LAMB:H.R. 8147.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H4318]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Hearings by 2020-09-10T18:37:53Z Referred to 2020-09-01T16:30:20Z 2020-09-10 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2020-09-01 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-09-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000588 Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] Conor Lamb D PA 17 N F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-09-01 True R000610 Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] Guy Reschenthaler R PA 14 2020-09-04 False Armed Forces and National Security Alternative treatments Animal protection and human-animal relationships Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Health care quality Health information and medical records Higher education Mammals Medical research Mental health Outdoor recreation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-09-01 Introduced in House 2021-10-06T15:45:21Z Testing, Researching, and Expanding Alternative Treatments Act or the TREAT Act

This bill addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot programs related to complementary and integrative health services.

Specifically, the bill requires the VA to expand the pilot program on using complementary and integrative health services (e.g., meditation) to complement pain management and mental health treatment for veterans.

The bill also requires the VA to implement a three-year pilot program to provide complementary and integrative health services (e.g., animal therapy) to eligible veterans for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or anxiety. Eligible veterans are those who are enrolled in the VA health care system and have received care from the VA or rehabilitation or counseling services from a Vet Center within the last two years. The VA must enter agreements with academic researchers to study the effectiveness of the treatments in the pilot program.

]]> TREAT Act Display Title TREAT Act Short Title(s) as Introduced TREAT Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Testing, Researching, and Expanding Alternative Treatments Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand an existing pilot program, and to establish a new pilot program, related to complementary and integrative health services for veterans. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8147ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8147ih.xml 2020-09-10 Committee Hearings Held. 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.