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A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. 8/29/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury and Health Programs Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: Traumatic Brain Injury - (Sec. 101) Expresses the sense of Congress that, among other things: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should have the capacity and expertise to provide veterans who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) with health care, rehabilitation, and community integration; (2) family support is integral to the rehabilitation and community reintegration of such veterans; and (3) the VA should provide a system for life-long case management for such veterans. (Sec. 102) Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop individualized plans for the rehabilitation and reintegration of veterans with TBI, and to provide [...] show full description
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- 09/20/2007 - Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
- 08/29/2007 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/03/2007 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-147. Supplemental views filed.
- 08/29/2007 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.
- 06/27/2007 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- 04/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5211)
show all actions- 09/20/2007 - Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
- 08/29/2007 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/03/2007 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-147. Supplemental views filed.
- 08/29/2007 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 335.
- 06/27/2007 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- 04/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5211)
- 04/26/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5211-5213)
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