US Congress House Bill 4276 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1-1)
Status: Passed on December 18 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-18 - Became Public Law No: 113-257.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to alter the reporting requirements under the pilot program to assess the effectiveness of providing assistance to eligible veterans with traumatic brain injury to enhance their rehabilitation, quality of life, and community integration. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit reports to the congressional veterans committees on the pilot program for each quarter occurring between January 1, 2015, and September 30, 2017. Requires each quarterly report to include for the preceding quarter: the number of individuals who participated in the pilot program, the number of individuals who successfully completed the program, the degree to which pilot program participants and their family members were satisfied with the program, and the interim findings and conclusions of the Secretary regarding the success of the program and recommendations for improving it. Requires the Secretary to include in the report the Secretary submits to the congressional veterans committees after the completion of the pilot program: an evaluation of the pilot program in light of the VA's independent living programs, including an assessment of whether the pilot program should be incorporated into such independent living programs; and recommendations for improving the pilot program. Replaces references to "assisted living" with the term "community-based brain injury residential rehabilitative care," including rehabilitation services within the meaning of such care. Requires this Act and its amendments to be carried out using funds already available for such purposes.

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-18	Senate	Became Public Law No: 113-257.
2014-12-18	Senate	Signed by President.
2014-12-17	Senate	Presented to President.
2014-12-16	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2014-12-15	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2014-12-15	Senate	Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6841)
2014-09-17	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2014-09-16	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2014-09-16	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7585-7586)
2014-09-16	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4276.
2014-09-16	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7585-7587)
2014-09-16	House	Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2014-09-15	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 445.
2014-09-15	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 113-598.
2014-09-10	House	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2014-09-10	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2014-03-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-03-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB3014 (Related) 2014-12-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4276/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4276/BILLS-113hr4276ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4276/BILLS-113hr4276rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4276/BILLS-113hr4276eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4276/BILLS-113hr4276enr.pdf