To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights and to display in each prosthetics and orthotics clinic of the Department an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes.

Bill: 111-hr-5953
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2010-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Women's health
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the Women Veterans Bill of Rights is displayed prominently in each VA facility and distributed widely to such veterans.
 
Enumerates health care rights to be included in the Bill of Rights, including the right to: (1) coordinated, comprehensive, primary women's health care at every VA medical facility; (2) treatment by clinicians with specific training and experience in women's health issues; and (3) gender equity in access to and the provision of clinical health care services.

action_date: 2010-11-30
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the Women Veterans Bill of Rights is printed on signs in accessible formats and displayed prominently in each VA facility and distributed widely to such veterans.
 
Enumerates health care rights to be included in the Bill of Rights, including the right to: (1) coordinated, comprehensive, primary women's health care at every VA medical facility; (2) treatment by clinicians with specific training and experience in women's health issues; and (3) gender equity in access to and the provision of clinical health care services.
 
Directs the Secretary to ensure that the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights is printed on signs in accessible formats and displayed prominently in each VA prosthetics and orthotics clinic.
 
Enumerates rights to be included in such Bill of Rights, including the right to: (1) access the highest quality prosthetic and orthotic care; (2) select the practitioner that best meets their prosthetic and orthotic needs; and (3) timely and efficient prosthetic and orthotic care. Requires the Secretary to collect information relating to alleged mistreatment of injured and amputee veterans.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that all VA employees receive training on the Women Veterans Bill of Rights, and that appropriate VA employees receive training on the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights; and (2) conduct outreach to inform veterans about both Bills of Rights, and to make them available on the VA Internet website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-12-01
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7735-7736)
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7735-7736)
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5953.
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7735-7739)
action_date: 2010-11-30
text: Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-29
text: Introduced in House