HR 1211 · 111th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2009-06-24)
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Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) study barriers encountered by women veterans to the provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of comprehensive health care; (2) assess all health care services and programs provided by the VA for women veterans; (3) provide graduate education, training and certification for mental health professionals who provide counseling, care, and services to women veterans suffering from sexual trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); and (4) carry out a pilot program of child care for certain women veterans receiving health care from VA facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services to a newborn child of a woman veteran receiving VA maternity care for up to 14 days after the birth of the child. Requires: (1) women veterans recently separated from service to be included on the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans; and (2) recently separated minority veterans to be included on the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1211, Women Veterans Health Care Improvements Act
Jun 16, 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 10, 2009</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 1211, Women Veterans Health Care Improvements Act
Jun 16, 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 10, 2009
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
17 Democrats3 Republicans