To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the availability of prosthetic items for women veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bill: 116-hr-2681
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-10
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Health care coverage and access

Health technology, devices, supplies

Veterans' medical care

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on the availability of prosthetic items made for women veterans, including an assessment of the availability of such items at VA medical facilities.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2681 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2019 Mr. Pappas (for himself and Ms. Stefanik ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the availability of prosthetic items for women veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the availability from the Department of Veterans Affairs of prosthetic items made for women veterans, including an assessment of the availability of such prosthetic items at each medical facility of the Department.