Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act

Bill: 110-hr-2855
Sponsor: Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]
Introduced: 2007-06-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Access to health care
Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Adult day care
Afghanistan
Brain
Caregivers
Case management
Commerce
Congress
Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Crime and Law Enforcement
Debt
Debtor and creditor
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability evaluation
Disabled
Eviction
Executive Office of the President
Executive reorganization
Families
Family services
Federal advisory bodies
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreclosure
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Head injuries
Health
Health counseling
Home care services
Hospital care
Hospital rates
Hospitals
Housing and Community Development
Income tax
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Law
Long-term care
Medical fees
Mental health services
Middle East and North Africa
Military dependents
Military discharges
Military pay
Physical examinations
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Presidential appointments
Rehabilitation of the disabled
Relocation
Respite care
South Asia
Standard of living
Tax credits
Taxation
Terminal care
Terrorism
Transportation and Public Works
Travel costs
Veterans' disability compensation
Veterans' employment
Veterans' medical care
Vocational rehabilitation
Wages
War casualties

Summary:
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: 
Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide prompt emergency cash assistance to a member of the Armed Forces or veteran who, on or after September 11, 2001, was or is severely injured while serving on active duty (to be known as a Wounded Hero) and, due to such injury, is undergoing significant financial difficulty.
 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a business tax credit for employers hiring Wounded Heroes.
 
Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide increased protections under such Act for Wounded Heroes and persons in military service.
 
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to ensure the provision of sufficient services to meet the needs of Wounded Heroes without regard to residential geographic location with respect to the following: (1) adult day health care; (2) home health care; (3) respite care; (4) home-based primary care; (5) hospice; and (6) such other noninstitutional extended care services as appropriate. Directs the Secretary to operate and maintain a program in caregiver education, training, and certification for family members of Wounded Heroes.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to contract with non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities to furnish care to a Wounded Hero, under certain conditions.
 
Establishes: (1) in the VA an Office for Wounded Heroes Advocate; (2) in the Executive Office of the President an Office for Wounded Heroes; and (3) the Wounded Heroes Independent Review Board. Requires the Board to, among other things, review VA or other federal agency determinations with respect to the scope and intensity of benefits, especially health care or vocational rehabilitation, provided to Wounded Heroes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2007-07-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Introduced in House