HR 2874 · 110th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007
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House Vote4
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EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2007-08-03)
Plain Language Summary
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Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) make grants for conducting workshops in the performing arts, public speaking, writing, and culinary arts to further the readjustment of veterans; and (2) make emergency grants to repair or replace facilities used to provide care for homeless veterans. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a grant program to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in remote areas; (2) provide peer outreach services, peer support services, and readjustment and mental health services to veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom; (3) carry out a pilot program to assist returning war veterans who are at risk of not seeking mental health services; (4) ensure that at least one full-time employee of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is assigned to oversee and coordinate homeless veterans programs at the office of each of the VA regional health delivery networks; (5) annually increase the rate of payment for providing Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) services to homeless veterans; (6) carry out a demonstration program to prevent veterans who are at risk of homelessne…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2874, Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007
Jul 27, 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 17, 2007</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 2874, Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007
Jul 27, 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 17, 2007
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
20 Democrats