Health - Major Bill Actions

• Bill Introduced: H.R.4315 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-28
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4327 Tinnitus Research and Treatment Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-28
  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4246 VA Enrollment Act
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-21
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the expansion of eligibility for veteran reimbursement for emergency treatment provided in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4245 Veterans Co-Pay Fairness Act
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-21
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses that are owed by the veterans for emergency medical treatment provided in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4079 Safe Housing for Homeless Veterans Act
  
  Last Updated: 2012-02-16
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require recipients of grants and other assistance from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the provision of housing and other services for homeless veterans to comply with codes relevant to operations and level of care provided, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3861 To name the front circle drive on the north side of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the "Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive".
  
  Last Updated: 2012-01-31
  To name the front circle drive on the north side of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the "Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive".
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3723 Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Experience Act of 2011
  
  Last Updated: 2011-12-15
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with health care providers to improve access to health care for veterans who have difficulty receiving treatment at a health care facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3687 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.
  
  Last Updated: 2011-12-14
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3390 Southern New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2011
  
  Last Updated: 2011-11-03
  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a polytrauma rehabilitation center or polytrauma network site of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Fort Bayard, New Mexico, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3369 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas.
  
  Last Updated: 2011-11-03
  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3352 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund.
  
  Last Updated: 2011-11-02
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3337 Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011
  
  Last Updated: 2011-11-02
  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3350 Veterans Travel Benefits Modernization Act
  
  Last Updated: 2011-11-02
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the waiver period with respect to a deductible made by a veteran for certain travel costs necessary to receive treatment at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3279 To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  
  Last Updated: 2011-10-26
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3245 Efficient Service for Veterans Act
  
  Last Updated: 2011-10-23
  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to jointly ensure that the Vet Centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs have access to the Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval system and the Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Identity Repository system.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3216 VHA Ophthalmologic Service Establishment Act of 2011
  
  Last Updated: 2011-10-13
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an ophthalmologic service and Director of Ophthalmologic Services in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3197 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Spokane, Washington, as the "Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
  
  Last Updated: 2011-10-12
  To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Spokane, Washington, as the "Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
  
  
• Bill Signed by President: H.R.2646 Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011
  
  Last Updated: 2011-10-04
  To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases, to extend certain expiring provisions of law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  
  October 04, 2011: Signed by President.
• Bill Enacted: H.R.2646 Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011
  
  Last Updated: 2011-10-04
  To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases, to extend certain expiring provisions of law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  
  October 04, 2011: Became Public Law No: 112-37.
• Bill Sent To President: H.R.2646 Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011
  
  Last Updated: 2011-09-26
  To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases, to extend certain expiring provisions of law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  
  September 26, 2011: Presented to President.