HR 1211 · 111th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

Introduced 2009-02-26· Sponsored by Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2009-06-24)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2009-06-23
Roll #421
Yea 408Nay 0
Democrats
242 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
166 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2009-06-23
Roll #421
Yea 408Nay 0
Democrats
242 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
166 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 Office

H.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, 2009

Cost 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