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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2359" measure-id="id116hr2359" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-04-25" update-date="2020-11-16">
<title>Whole Veteran Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr2359v49" currentChamber="BOTH" update-date="2020-11-16">
<action-date>2020-10-30</action-date>
<action-desc>Public Law</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Whole Veteran Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on the implementation of its whole health approach to health care. The report must include an analysis of the accessibility and availability of a variety of services, including hypnosis and acupuncture. The whole health model is a holistic approach that looks at the many areas of life that may affect health in order to make a health plan suited for each individual based on his or her health goals.</p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id116hr2359v55" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2020-10-15">
<action-date>2020-10-01</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Whole Veteran Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on the implementation of its whole health approach to health care. The report must include an analysis of the accessibility and availability of a variety of services, including hypnosis and acupuncture. The whole health model is a holistic approach that looks at the many areas of life that may affect health in order to make a health plan suited for each individual based on his or her health goals.</p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id116hr2359v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-12-27">
<action-date>2019-05-21</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Whole Veteran Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on the implementation of its whole health approach to health care. The report must include an analysis of the accessibility and availability of a variety of services, including hypnosis and acupuncture. The whole health model is a holistic approach that looks at the many areas of life that may affect health in order to make a health plan suited for each individual based on his or her health goals.</p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id116hr2359v07" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-08-29">
<action-date>2019-05-17</action-date>
<action-desc>Reported to House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Whole Veteran Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on the implementation of its whole health approach to health care. The report must include an analysis of the accessibility and availability of a variety of services including hypnosis and acupuncture. The whole health model is a holistic approach that looks at the many areas of life that may affect health in order to make a health plan suited for each individual based on his or her health goals.</p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
<summary summary-id="id116hr2359v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-07-26">
<action-date>2019-04-25</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Whole Veteran Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on the implementation of its whole health approach to health care. The report must include an analysis of the accessibility and availability of a variety of services including hypnosis and acupuncture. The whole health model is a holistic approach that looks at the many areas of life that may affect health in order to make a health plan suited for each individual based on his or her health goals.</p>]]></summary-text>
</summary>
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