3.0.0 1648 2022-11-01T06:02:35Z 2022-11-01T06:02:35Z Senate S 2019-05-23 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-23T20:55:48Z 2019-05-23 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-05-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2019-05-23 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-05-23 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Family services Government studies and investigations Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Neurological disorders Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-05-23 Introduced in Senate 2022-04-18T14:31:54Z Supporting Veteran Caregivers Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reevaluate the cases of family caregivers who were removed from the VA family caregivers program or had benefits reduced under such program to ensure the removal or reduction was consistent with the program's eligibility criteria.

On the basis of the reevaluation, the VA must (1) offer reinstatement in the program to family caregivers who were improperly removed, and (2) reverse any reduction in benefits that was found to be improper.

The VA must compensate family caregivers who were reinstated in an amount equal to the amount the caregivers would have received during the period of removal. Additionally, the VA must compensate family caregivers whose benefits were restored for the benefits they would have received if their benefits had not been reduced.

]]> Supporting Veteran Caregivers Act of 2019 Display Title Supporting Veteran Caregivers Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Supporting Veteran Caregivers Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to reinstate and compensate family caregivers who were improperly removed from the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs or whose benefits were reduced and to ensure all veteran caregivers receive the support and assistance to which they are eligible in a fair and consistent manner, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1648is/xml/BILLS-116s1648is.xml 2019-05-23 Read twice and referred to the 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.