Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation’s Veterans Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2994
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-23
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Health technology, devices, supplies

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation's Veterans Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each wheelchair furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability restores the maximum achievable mobility and function in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation. The VA may furnish a wheelchair to a veteran because the wheelchair restores an ability that relates exclusively to participation in a recreational activity.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2994 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Grothman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each wheelchair, furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability, restores the maximum achievable mobility in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation’s Veterans Act of 2019 . 2. Wheelchairs for veterans with service-connected disabilities (a) Definition Section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) The term wheelchair includes enhanced power wheelchairs, multi-environmental wheelchairs, track wheelchairs, stair-climbing wheelchairs, and other power-driven mobility devices. . (b) Enhanced wheelchairs Section 1712(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Dental and inserting (1) Dental ; (2) by striking section and inserting title ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary shall ensure that each wheelchair, furnished under this title to a veteran because of a service-connected disability, restores the maximum achievable mobility and function in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation. The Secretary may furnish a wheelchair to a veteran because the wheelchair restores an ability that relates exclusively to participation in a recreational activity. .