Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

Bill: 110-hr-4107
Sponsor: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2007-11-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Access to health care
Afghanistan
Comprehensive health care
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Counseling
Crime and Law Enforcement
Day care
Department of Veterans Affairs
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Education
Employee training
Epidemiology
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Health
Health promotion
Health surveys
Higher education
Homeless
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Labor and Employment
Marriage counseling
Maternal health services
Medical education
Medical research
Mental health
Mental health services
Mental illness
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military operations
Minorities
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Preventive medicine
Psychotherapy
Quality of care
Rape
Reproduction
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
South Asia
Trauma care
Veterans' medical care
Women
Women veterans
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2007-11-07
text: 
Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) conduct a long-term epidemiological study on the health of women veterans who served on active duty in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom; (2) assess barriers encountered by women veterans to the provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of comprehensive health care; (3) assess all health care services and programs provided by the VA for women veterans; (4) provide training for mental health professionals who provide counseling to women veterans suffering from sexual trauma; (5) develop a plan for the identification, development, and dissemination of treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other conditions attributable to combat or sexual trauma that are proven effective for women veterans; (6) conduct a study of the provision of readjustment counseling and related mental health services for women veterans at vet centers; (7) carry out a pilot program for child care for certain women veterans receiving health care from VA facilities; and (8) carry out a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility and advisability of providing counseling and transition adjustment assistance for women veterans who are newly separated from active duty service.
 
Requires women veterans recently separated from active duty service to be included on the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-12-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2007-11-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2007-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2007-11-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2007-11-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-11-07
text: Introduced in House