| Also tagged in: Armed forces, Caregivers, Curricula, Defense policy, Disabled, Education, Employee training, Families, Graduate education, Health policy, Higher education, Iraq compilation, Job training, Managed care, Medical care, Medicine Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, AIDS (Disease), Armed forces, Children, Clothing, Coinsurance, Collection of accounts, Continuing education, Defense policy, Dentists, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disabled, Education, Executive departments, Families Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3160, S3161)
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, Afghanistan, Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Aid to dependent children, AIDS (Disease), Alternative energy sources, Animals, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Auditing Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - S.AMDT.4380 Amendment SA 4380 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 79.
Bill TextAn original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. 3/14/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2008 and FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY2008-FY2013, with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) public debt; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security, U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses, and specified major functional categories for FY2008-FY2013.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Afghanistan, Aged, Air pollution, Alternative energy sources, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Ballistic missile defenses, Bonds, Border patrols, Budget deficits, Budget reconciliation, Budget resolutions, Budget surpluses Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1627-1659, H1661-1684)
Bill TextRevising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. 3/13/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Revises and replaces the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2008. Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Recommends budgetary levels and amounts for FY2008-FY2013 for: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits (on-budget); (5) debt subject to limit; [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Armed forces, Civil liberties, Defense policy, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Iraq compilation, Law, Legal services, Limitation of actions, Medical care, Medical screening, Medical tests, Medicine, Mental health Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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A bill to clarify and improve information for members and former members of the Armed Forces on upgrades of discharge, to prohibit personality disorder discharges in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug abuse treatment, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Families, Health planning, Health policy, Iraq compilation, Medical care Latest Action: 02/11/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo provide for the enhancement of the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 2/6/2008--Introduced. Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to undertake specified actions to enhance the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense (DOD), including: (1) suicide prevention training for all members of the Armed Forces and DOD civilian health care community and family support professionals; and (2) a suicide prevention outreach program throughout the Armed Forces and military family communities. Directs the Secretary to provide readjustment assistance to spouses and parents of members returning from deployments, including information on: (1) ways to identify signs and symptoms of risk factors for suicide; and (2) the national suicide prevention hotline and other suicide prevention resources. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants and enter into cooperative agreements to [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug abuse treatment, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Families, Health planning, Health policy, Iraq compilation, Medical care Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Bill TextA bill to provide for the enhancement of the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 1/31/2008--Introduced. Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to undertake specified actions to enhance the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense (DOD), including: (1) suicide prevention training for all members of the Armed Forces and DOD civilian health care community and family support professionals; and (2) a suicide prevention outreach program throughout the Armed Forces and military family communities. Directs the Secretary to provide readjustment assistance to spouses and parents of members returning from deployments, including information on: (1) ways to identify signs and symptoms of risk factors for suicide; and (2) the national suicide prevention hotline and other suicide prevention resources. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants and enter into cooperative agreements [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Data banks, Defense policy, Directories, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Government information, Government paperwork, Head injuries, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Medical care, Medical records Latest Action: 11/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign a temporary disability rating to certain members of the Armed Forces upon separation, and for other purposes. 11/15/2007--Introduced. Immediate Benefits for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary and at the request of an eligible member of the Armed Forces who has served on active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, to assign to that member a 30% temporary disability rating upon such member's separation from the Armed Forces, or in the case of an eligible member who has received a medical diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, upon receipt of such diagnosis. States that upon assignment of a permanent disability rating to a member who has received such temporary rating: (1) if the permanent rating exceeds 30% payments shall be made for such "temporary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Air force, Airports, Alaska, American Battle Monuments Commission, American Samoa, Appellate courts, Appropriations, Arab countries, Architecture, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Arms control, Army, Budgets, Building construction Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H13301-13302)
Bill TextMaking appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 11/7/2007--Introduced. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing construction and related operation and maintenance for the military departments and DOD; (4) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; (5) DOD chemical demilitarization construction; and (6) the Department of Defense Base Closure Accounts of 1990 and 2005. Appropriates funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Budgets, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost accounting, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Education, Families, Government information Latest Action: 10/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo provide for a comprehensive national research effort on the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of the members of the Armed Forces and veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and their families. 9/20/2007--Introduced. Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of members and former members of the Armed Forces who deployed in Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, and their families. Requires: (1) reports, from the Academy to the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs and from the Secretary to Congress, on such study; (2) the public availability of the reports; (3) such Secretaries to develop a joint plan to address report findings; and (4) the public availability of the Secretaries' response. | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Eye care, Eye diseases, Governmental investigations, Head injuries, Health information systems, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Medical care, Medical research, Medical screening Latest Action: 10/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo provide for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries, and for other purposes. 9/18/2007--Introduced. Military Eye Trauma Treatment Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to establish within the Department of Defense (DOD) the Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries to: (1) develop and oversee the Military Eye Injury Registry for tracking the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for each case of eye injury incurred by a member of the Armed Forces while on active duty; and (2) ensure the electronic exchange of Registry information with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Requires the Secretary to: (1) include in the Registry records of members who incurred eye injuries while on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, but before the Registry's establishment; and (2) report to Congress [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Case management, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Veterans Affairs, Employee training, Executive departments, Federal employees, Government contractors, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Government service contracts, Head injuries, Health facilities, Health policy, Iraq compilation Latest Action: 09/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas. 8/4/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a five-year pilot program, in five rural states, under which the Secretary trains and then assigns a specific Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) case manager to each veteran diagnosed with traumatic brain injury who is receiving care in a VA facility in that state. | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Eye care, Eye diseases, Governmental investigations, Head injuries, Health information systems, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Medical care, Medical research, Medical screening Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Bill TextA bill to provide for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to establish within the Department of Defense (DOD) the Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries to: (1) develop, implement, and oversee a registry for tracking the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for each case of eye injury incurred by a member of the Armed Forces in combat that requires surgery or other operative intervention; and (2) ensure the electronic exchange of registry information with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Requires the Secretary to: (1) include in the registry records of members who incurred eye injuries in combat in Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom before the registry's establishment; and (2) report to Congress [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Armed forces, Defense policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Education, Epilepsy, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Head injuries, Higher education, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medicine, Science policy Latest Action: 12/12/2007 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 110-247.
Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 12/12/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate, establish, and operate at least six Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health-care facilities as locations for epilepsy centers of excellence. Requires the Under Secretary for Health of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to establish a peer review panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of proposals for the designation of such centers. Prohibits the Secretary from designating a VA facility as a center of excellence unless the peer review panel has determined that the proposal [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Caregivers, Congressional reporting requirements, Curricula, Defense policy, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Distance education, Education, Families, Government information, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Head injuries, Health education Latest Action: 08/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo improve the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members of the Armed Forces, to review and expand telehealth and telemental health programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 7/16/2007--Introduced. Heroes at Home Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish a program on training and certification of family caregivers of veterans and members with traumatic brain injury (TBI); and (2) conduct outreach to enhance awareness of veterans and the public about the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and TBI and the services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with such symptoms. Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to jointly: (1) establish a demonstration project to assess the feasibility and advisability of using telehealth technology to assess cognitive functioning of members who have sustained [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 06/27/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1425)
Bill TextEncouraging recognition, and supporting the goals and ideals, of National Aphasia Awareness Month. 6/27/2007--Introduced. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Aphasia Awareness Month. | | Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8521 text as passed Senate: CR S8521 text of measure as introduced: CR S8418)
Bill TextA resolution designating June 2007 as "National Aphasia Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of aphasia. 6/26/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Aphasia Awareness Month in June 2007. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Adult day care, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Business, Caregivers, Case management, Congress, Congressional oversight, Consumer credit, Consumers, Counterterrorism, Credit bureaus, Criminal justice Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo provide for transitional emergency assistance to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are severely injured while serving on active duty, to expand and improve programs for caregiver services for those members and veterans, to require improved screening and care for traumatic brain injury for returning servicemembers and veterans, and for other purposes. 6/25/2007--Introduced. Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide prompt emergency cash assistance to a member of the Armed Forces or veteran who, on or after September 11, 2001, was or is severely injured while serving on active duty (to be known as a Wounded Hero) and, due to such injury, is undergoing significant financial difficulty. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a business tax credit for employers hiring Wounded Heroes. Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide increased protections under such Act for Wounded Heroes and persons [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Defense policy, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Government information, Hospital care, Informed consent (Medical law), Iraq compilation, Medical care, Medical records, Medicine, Mental health, Military discharges Latest Action: 06/22/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8303-8304)
Bill TextA bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care for members of the Armed Forces, to improve the speed and efficiency of the physical disability evaluation system of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 6/22/2007--Introduced. Servicemembers' Healthcare Benefits and Rehabilitation Enhancement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) assign a medical care manager and a caseworker to each member of the Armed Forces who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, or is otherwise in a medical hold or holdover status, for an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated while on active duty (recovering member); and (2) undertake efforts to improve the speed and efficiency of the Department of Defense (DOD) physical disability evaluation system. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the congressional defense and veterans' committees a plan to update the disability ratings [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Armed forces, Defense policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Education, Epilepsy, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Head injuries, Higher education, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medicine, Science policy Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Committee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 6/21/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate, establish, and operate at least six Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health-care facilities as locations for epilepsy centers of excellence. Requires the Under Secretary for Health of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to establish a peer review panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of proposals for the designation of such centers. Requires a VHA national coordinator for epilepsy programs to: (1) supervise the operation of the centers; (2) coordinate and support throughout the VA health-care system better access to diagnosis, research, care, and education for epilepsy and traumatic brain injury; and (3) conduct regular evaluations of the centers. | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Defense policy, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Government information, Hospital care, Informed consent (Medical law), Iraq compilation, Medical care, Medical records, Medicine, Mental health, Military discharges Latest Action: 06/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8077-8078)
Bill TextA bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care for members of the Armed Forces, to improve the speed and efficiency of the physical disability evaluation system of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 6/20/2007--Introduced. Servicemembers' Healthcare Benefits and Rehabilitation Enhancement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) assign a medical care manager and a caseworker to each member of the Armed Forces who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, or is otherwise in a medical hold or holdover status, for an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated while on active duty (recovering member); and (2) undertake efforts to improve the speed and efficiency of the Department of Defense (DOD) physical disability evaluation system. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the congressional defense and veterans' committees a plan to update the disability ratings [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Army, Building construction, Caregivers, Communication in medicine, Communications, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense economics, Defense policy, Dental care Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9858)
Bill TextA bill to provide for the establishment of a comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded warriors in order to facilitate and enhance their care, rehabilitation, physical evaluation, transition from care by the Department of Defense to care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and transition from military service to civilian life, and for other purposes. 6/18/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act - Title I: Policy on Care, Management, and Transition of Servicemembers With Serious Injuries or Illnesses - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs (Secretaries) to: (1) jointly develop and implement a comprehensive policy on the care and management of members of the Armed Forces (members) who are undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, are in medical hold or holdover status, or are otherwise on the temporary disability retired [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Department of Defense, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Education, Employee training, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Families, Family services Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo improve mental health care for wounded members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Mental Health Care for Our Wounded Warriors Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) members of the Armed Forces (members) deserve the best possible treatment for mental and physical illnesses and injuries sustained while in military service; (2) members should have access to mental health providers; (3) mental health disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should be treated with an urgency similar to physical ailments incurred by members; (4) there is a need to recruit, train, and retain more mental health care professionals to diagnose and treat members; and (5) there is a continued need for research, new treatments, and best practices for treating PTSD, as well as a long-term strategy for recruiting, training, and retaining the mental health workforce of the Department of Defense (DOD). Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Disabled, Emergency communication systems, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Government information, Government paperwork, Head injuries, Health policy, Medicaid, Medical care, Medicine, Telecommunication, Telephone, Welfare Latest Action: 05/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6301)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require staff working with developmentally disabled individuals to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Danielle's Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid plans to require staff working with individuals with a developmental disability or traumatic brain injury to call emergency services in the event of a life-threatening situation. | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Case management, Continuum of care, Defense policy, Families, Head injuries, Iraq compilation, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Military dependents, Military discharges, Military medicine, Patients' rights, Science policy, Trauma care Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5874-5875)
Bill TextA bill to ensure that the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs provide to members of the Armed Forces and veterans with traumatic brain injury the services that best meet their individual needs, and for other purposes. 5/9/2007--Introduced. Military and Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to jointly establish a program of treatment and rehabilitative services for traumatic brain injury (TBI) with respect to members of the Armed Forces and veterans. Requires the: (1) Secretary of Defense to establish protocols for the detection and diagnosis of TBI; (2) Secretaries to inform members and veterans with TBI and their families as to treatment rights and options available; (3) Secretaries to assign a qualified lead case manager and lead primary care physician to each member and veteran that participates in the program; and (4) Secretaries to enter into cooperative agreements with entities [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Budgets, Communication in medicine, Communication in science, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost accounting, Counseling, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Data banks, Defense policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Directories, Disabled Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain improvements in the treatment of individuals with traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes. 5/23/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to screen veterans eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital, medical, and nursing home care for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Requires the Secretary to develop and carry out a program of long-term care for post-acute TBI rehabilitation in four geographically dispersed polytrauma network sites designated by the Secretary. Makes eligible for such program veterans who: (1) served on active duty in a theater of combat operations during a period of war after the Persian Gulf War or during a period of hostilities [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disabled, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Head injuries, Health policy, Iraq compilation, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Rehabilitation of the disabled, Science policy, Trauma care, Veterans Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Committee on Care of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury. 5/8/2007--Introduced. Caring for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) the Committee on Care of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury to continually assess VHA capability to meet the treatment and rehabilitation needs of veterans with traumatic brain injury. | | Also tagged in: Accounting, Accreditation (Medical care), Administrative procedure, Admission of nonimmigrants, Advice and consent of the Senate, Afghanistan, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agricultural conservation, Agriculture, Air cargo, Air force, Alabama, American Samoa, Ammunition, Animal diseases, Animals Latest Action: 05/25/2007 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Bill TextMaking emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. 5/25/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 - Title I: Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, International Affairs, and Other Security-Related Needs - Chapter 1 - Makes additional FY2007 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under Public Law 480 Title II Grants. Chapter 2 - Makes additional FY2007 appropriations to the Department of Justice, to remain available through FY2008, for general legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, the U.S. Marshals Service, the National Security Division, the Federal Bureau of Investigation [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Defense policy, Education, Head injuries, Higher education, Iraq compilation, Medical care, Medical centers, Medical education, Medical research, Medicine, Science policy, Trauma care, Veterans, Veterans' hospitals, Veterans' medical care Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4561)
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish traumatic brain injury centers. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish and operate centers for traumatic brain injury (TBI) research, education, and clinical activities; (2) ensure the geographic distribution of such centers; and (3) designate no more than five centers. Requires the: (1) official within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) responsible for TBI care to establish a peer review panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of proposals submitted for the designation of such centers; and (2) Under Secretary of Health to ensure the dissemination throughout the VHA of information produced through the research, education, and clinical activities of the centers. | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Budgets, Business, Case management, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer complaints, Consumers, Continuum of care, Counseling, Curricula, Defense budgets Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5570-5571)
Bill TextA bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007 - Requires a member of the Armed Forces (member) in an outpatient status at a military medical treatment facility (facility) to be assigned a medical care case manager and a service member advocate, each of whom have completed a training program and curriculum for such management. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a: (1) Department of Defense (DOD)-wide Ombudsman Office; (2) toll-free hotline for reporting deficiencies in medical services and medical support facilities; (3) standardized training program and curriculum for military personnel and health care professionals involved in the disability evaluation system; and (4) pilot program to track and assist [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Budgets, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost accounting, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Education, Families, Government information Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Bill TextA bill to provide for a comprehensive national research effort on the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of the members of the Armed Forces and veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and their families. 5/2/2007--Introduced. Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight (HERO) Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of members and former members of the Armed Forces who deployed in Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, and their families. Requires: (1) reports, from the Academy to the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs and from the Secretary to Congress, on such study; (2) the public availability of the reports; (3) such Secretaries to develop a joint plan to address report findings; and (4) the public availability of the Secretaries' response. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Case management, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Department of Defense, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Executive departments, Government information, Government publicity, Head injuries, Health policy, Iraq compilation Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo facilitate the provision of care and services for members of the Armed Forces for traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. 4/26/2007--Introduced. Traumatic Brain Injury Access to Options Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that each member of the Armed Forces who incurs a traumatic brain injury (where the member is unable to perform activities of daily living for at least five consecutive days from the date of a medical assessment) while on active duty shall be retained on active duty for one year after the date of the assessment. Prohibits such member from being evaluated during the one-year period by a physical evaluation board for determining eligibility for retirement or separation due to such disability. Allows a member (or his or her guardian or legal advocate) to choose to make such requirements inapplicable to the member. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to extend the one-year period as appropriate in light of medical [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Aged, Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Authorization, Blind, Budgets, Case management, Coinsurance, Colorado, Commemorations, Community health services, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Construction costs Latest Action: 09/20/2007 - Star Print ordered on the reported bill.
Bill TextA 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 | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Department of Defense, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Education, Employee training, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Families, Family services Latest Action: 05/04/2007 - Star Print ordered on S.1196.
Bill TextA bill to improve mental health care for wounded members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 4/24/2007--Introduced. Mental Health Care for Our Wounded Warriors Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) members of the Armed Forces (members) deserve the best possible treatment for mental and physical illnesses and injuries sustained while in military service; (2) members should have access to mental health providers; (3) mental health disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should be treated with an urgency similar to physical ailments incurred by members; (4) there is a need to recruit, train, and retain more mental health care professionals to diagnose and treat members; and (5) there is a continued need for research, new treatments, and best practices for treating PTSD, as well as a long-term strategy for recruiting, training, and retaining the mental health workforce of the Department of Defense (DOD). Directs the Secretary of Defense [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Communication in medicine, Communications, Community health services, Comprehensive health care, Congressional reporting requirements, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Directories, Disabled, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Government information Latest Action: 04/23/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. 4/19/2007--Introduced. Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish a program to screen veterans eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital, medical, and nursing home care for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI); (2) develop and carry out a program of long-term care for post-acute TBI rehabilitation; (3) establish a TBI transition office at each VA polytrauma network site to coordinate the provision of health care and services to veterans who suffer from moderate to severe TBI and are in need of health care and services not immediately offered by the VA; and (4) establish and maintain the Traumatic Brain Injury Veterans' Health Registry. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Case management, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Department of Defense, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Executive departments, Government information, Government publicity, Head injuries, Health policy, Iraq compilation Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Bill TextA bill to facilitate the provision of care and services for members of the Armed Forces for traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. 4/16/2007--Introduced. Traumatic Brain Injury Access to Options Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that each member of the Armed Forces who incurs a traumatic brain injury (where the member is unable to perform activities of daily living for at least five consecutive days from the date of a medical assessment) while on active duty shall be retained on active duty for one year after the date of the assessment. Prohibits such member from being evaluated during the one-year period by a physical evaluation board for determining eligibility for retirement or separation due to such disability. Allows a member (or his or her guardian or legal advocate) to choose to make such requirements inapplicable to the member. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to extend the one-year period as appropriate in light [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Congregate housing, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction industries, Construction workers, Consumer cooperatives, Consumers, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disabled, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings, Energy efficiency Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4310)
Bill TextA bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans. 4/10/2007--Introduced. Homes for Heroes Act of 2007 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veteran access to HUD housing and homeless assistance programs; (2) coordinate all HUD programs and activities relating to veterans; and (3) serve as a HUD liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the HUD Secretary to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to expand the supply of supportive housing for very low-income veteran families (that is, families with incomes not exceeding 50% of the area median income). Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to: (1) make housing rental vouchers available to homeless veterans; and (2) include veterans in public housing planning. Excludes veterans' benefits [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Budgets, Building construction, Case management, Commemorations, Competitive bidding, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Defense budgets Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4177-4178)
Bill TextA bill to improve the medical care of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Effective Care for the Armed Forces and Veterans Act of 2007 - Prohibits the Secretary of Defense, during a period of a U.S. major military conflict, from: (1) subjecting work performed by an employee of a Department of Defense (DOD) medical facility or an employee of a private contractor of such facility to public-private competition; or (2) converting such employee or the work performed to private contractor performance. Allows an exception to prevent a negative impact on the provision of services. Requires a study by the Comptroller General on competitive outsourcing activities at DOD medical facilities. Provides: (1) a minimum budget for DOD medical services during periods of major military conflicts; and (2) a limitation on the implementation of a recommendation for the closure of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Requires [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Armed forces, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Finance, Government life insurance, Head injuries, Hearing disorders, Iraq compilation, Law, Medical care, Medicine Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4204-4207)
Bill TextA bill to provide for the improvement of the physical evaluation processes applicable to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Restoring Disability Benefits for Injured and Wounded Warriors Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to appoint a panel to review each case before a Department of Defense (DOD) Physical Evaluation Board in which: (1) the Board determined to discharge or release a member of the Armed Forces without assigning a rating of disability to the member; and (2) the member appealed a Board determination regarding the rating of disability. Requires the panel to report whether any additional or different action should be taken by the military department concerned with respect to such determinations. Directs the Secretary to appoint a panel to review, and take the same actions as above, cases in which a member was denied, or appealed the amount of, traumatic injury protection awarded under Servicemembers Group [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Caregivers, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Curricula, Defense policy, Employee training, Families, Governmental investigations, Head injuries, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Medical care, Medical records Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4204-4207)
Bill TextA bill to improve the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in members and former members of the Armed Forces, to review and expand telehealth and telemental health programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Heroes at Home Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a protocol for the assessment and documentation of the cognitive (including memory) functioning of each member of the Armed Forces deployed in Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom before such deployment in order to facilitate their cognitive functioning upon their return. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program on training and certification of family caregivers of veterans and members with traumatic brain injury. Authorizes such Secretaries to jointly: (1) establish a demonstration project to assess the feasibility and advisability of using telehealth technology [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Aging, Alternative medicine, Alzheimer's disease, Authorization, Budgets, Cardiovascular diseases, Caregivers, Clinical trials, Communication in medicine, Communications, Community health services, Conferences, Congregate housing, Congress Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention. 8/3/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007 - Title I: Increasing the Federal Commitment to Alzheimer's Research - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for research on Alzheimer's disease, cognitive health, and related disorders for FY2008-FY2012.(Sec. 102) Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Aging (the Institute) to continue to make research related to Alzheimer's disease, cognitive health, and related disorders a priority within the Institute's activities consistent with the peer review process.(Sec. 103) Requires the Director to: (1) increase the emphasis on the need to conduct Alzheimer's disease, cognitive health, and related disorder [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Budgets, Business, Case management, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer complaints, Consumers, Continuum of care, Counseling, Curricula, Defense budgets Latest Action: 09/05/2007 - Senate ordered measure printed as passed.
Bill TextTo amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes. 7/25/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 3 other summaries) Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act - Title I: Wounded Warrior Matters - Subtitle A: Policy on Care, Management, and Transition of Servicemembers With Serious Injuries or Illnesses - (Sec. 111) Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs (Secretaries) to: (1) jointly develop and implement a comprehensive policy on the care and management of members of the Armed Forces (members) who are undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, are in medical hold or holdover status, or are otherwise on the temporary disability retired list for a serious injury or illness (recovering members); (2) jointly update the policy on a [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextExpressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury Awareness Month. 3/13/2007--Introduced. Expresses support for the designation of National Brain Injury Awareness Month. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Authorization, Budgets, Case management, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Department of Health and Human Services, Disabled, Emergency management, Executive departments, Federal aid to Indians, Federal aid to research, Government information, Government paperwork, Grants-in-aid, Head injuries Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-567.
Bill TextTo provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs. 3/8/2007--Introduced. Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the national program for traumatic brain injury registries to include grants for state traumatic brain injury surveillance systems. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , to conduct a study to: (1) determine the incidence of traumatic brain injury and prevalence of traumatic brain injury related disability; (2) report national trends in traumatic brain injury; (3) identify common therapeutic interventions which are used for the rehabilitation of individuals with such injuries; (4) identify interventions and therapies that can prevent or remediate the development of secondary neurologic conditions related to traumatic brain injury; and (5) develop practice guidelines for [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Authorization, Budgets, Case management, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Defense policy, Department of Health and Human Services, Disabled, Emergency management, Epidemiology Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Signed by President.
Bill TextA bill to provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs. 4/8/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 3 other summaries) Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the national program for traumatic brain injury registries to make grants for state traumatic brain injury surveillance systems or registries (currently, only for registries) to: (1) determine the incidence and prevalence of traumatic brain injury and related disability; (2) ensure the uniformity of reporting under each such system or registry; (3) link individuals with traumatic brain injury to services and supports; and (4) link such individuals with academic institutions to conduct applied research. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to report [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Anthrax, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Business, Civil liberties, Commemorations, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Counterterrorism, Defense policy, Disabled, Drugs, Education Latest Action: 04/03/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes. 3/6/2007--Introduced. Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 - Makes a veteran who served on active duty during a period of war eligible for a mental health evaluation and hospital care, medical services, nursing home care, and family and marital counseling for any identified mental health condition, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the condition is attributable to such service. Requires: (1) post-deployment medical and mental health screenings to be conducted within 30 days after a deployment; (2) each member, upon discharge, to be provided an electronic copy of all military records of such member; and (3) the Secretary of Defense to ensure appropriate [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Anthrax, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Business, Civil liberties, Commemorations, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Counterterrorism, Defense policy, Disabled, Drugs, Education Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10781)
Bill TextA bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007 - Makes a veteran who served on active duty during a period of war eligible for a mental health evaluation and hospital care, medical services, nursing home care, and family and marital counseling for any identified mental health condition, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the condition is attributable to such service. Requires: (1) post-deployment medical and mental health screenings to be conducted within 30 days after a deployment; (2) each member, upon discharge, to be provided an electronic copy of all military records of such member; and (3) the Secretary of Defense to ensure appropriate [...] show full description |
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