US Congress House Bill 4344 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on March 27 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-04-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act - Establishes a presumption, for the purpose of determining a veteran's eligibility for disability compensation, that a veteran's mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma if the veteran so certifies, despite a lack of evidence that such condition or trauma occurred during such service. Makes that presumption rebuttable. Defines "military sexual trauma" as psychological trauma that, in the judgment of a mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault or battery of a sexual nature or sexual harassment that occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty or active duty for training in the Armed Forces.

Military Sexual Trauma Claims Administration Reform and Eligibility Act

Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2014-03-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4344/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4344/BILLS-113hr4344ih.pdf