Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-851
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2013-04-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 - Extends to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury the eligibility to participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of comprehensive assistance to family caregivers of such veterans. (Under current law, such eligibility is limited to those veterans who incurred such an injury on or after September 11, 2001.)</p>

action_date: 2013-09-17
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 - Extends to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury the eligibility to participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of comprehensive assistance to family caregivers of such veterans. (Under current law, such eligibility is limited to those veterans who incurred such an injury on or after September 11, 2001.)</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 851 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 25, 2013 Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Extension to all veterans with a serious service-connected disability of eligibility for participation in family caregiver program Section 1720G(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking on or after September 11, 2001 .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 186 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 851 [Report No. 113–107] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 25, 2013 Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs September 17, 2013 Reported by Mr. Sanders , without amendment A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Extension to all veterans with a serious service-connected disability of eligibility for participation in family caregiver program Section 1720G(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking on or after September 11, 2001 .

September 17, 2013 Reported without amendment