Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-657
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2015-03-04
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1305-1306; text of measure as introduced: CR S1306)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Extends to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury the eligibility to participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs 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 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 657 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 4, 2015 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Baldwin ) 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 2015 . 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 .