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Latest Update: Sunday, October, 12th 2008
To improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes. 6/12/2008--Introduced. Honoring Our Nation's Obligation to Returning Warriors Act or HONOR Warriors Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide scholarships to individuals pursuing education or training in behavioral health care specialties that are critical to the operations of Vet Centers (centers for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans) in order to recruit and retain individuals with such specialties for service in Vet Centers. Conditions the scholarship agreeing to serve in such a capacity for whatever period the Secretary specifies in the agreement. Makes any Armed Forces member who serves in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom eligible for readjustment [...] show full description
- 07/02/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- 06/17/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 06/12/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1220)
- 06/12/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 06/12/2008 - Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
show all actions- 07/02/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- 06/17/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 06/12/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1220)
- 06/12/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 06/12/2008 - Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
- 06/12/2008 - Referred to House Armed Services
- 06/12/2008 - Referred to House Ways and Means
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