Legis Daily

To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-1472| House 
| Updated: 4/5/2017
James R. Langevin

James R. Langevin

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (94)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Thomas MacArthur (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nancy Pelosi (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Committees (7)
• Health Subcommittee• Military Personnel Subcommittee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Health Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 This bill expands eligibility for the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include members of the Armed Forces or veterans who are seriously injured or who became ill on active duty prior to September 11, 2001 (currently, limited to service after September 11, 2001). Services to caregivers of veterans under such program are expanded to include child care services, financial planning services, and legal services. The bill terminates the support program for caregivers of covered veterans on October 1, 2022, except that any caregiver activities carried out on September 30, 2022, shall be continued on and after October 1, 2022. The bill authorizes the transfer of entitlement to post 9/11 education assistance to family members by veterans who are retired for a physical disability or who are seriously injured veterans in need of family caregiver services, without regard to length-of-service requirements. The VA is authorized to pay monthly special compensation to seriously injured or ill veterans in need of personal care services and to their caregivers. Flexible work schedules or telework are authorized for federal employees who are caregivers of veterans. The Public Health Service Act is amended to designate a veteran participating in the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers as an adult with a special need for purposes of the lifespan respite care program. An interagency working group is established in the executive branch to review and report on policies relating to the caregivers of veterans and members of the Armed Forces. The VA shall provide for studies on members of the Armed Forces who commenced service after September 11, 2001, and veterans who have incurred a serious injury or illness, including a mental health injury, and their caregivers.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-591
Special Committee on Aging. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-364.
  • March 9, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 9, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • March 10, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • March 27, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • April 5, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.


  • June 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-591
    Special Committee on Aging. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-364.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-591: A bill to expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes.
Child care and developmentCongressional oversightDisability and paralysisEmployee leaveExecutive agency funding and structureFinancial services and investmentsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsLawyers and legal servicesMental healthMilitary personnel and dependentsNeurological disordersStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care

To expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-1472| House 
| Updated: 4/5/2017
Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 This bill expands eligibility for the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include members of the Armed Forces or veterans who are seriously injured or who became ill on active duty prior to September 11, 2001 (currently, limited to service after September 11, 2001). Services to caregivers of veterans under such program are expanded to include child care services, financial planning services, and legal services. The bill terminates the support program for caregivers of covered veterans on October 1, 2022, except that any caregiver activities carried out on September 30, 2022, shall be continued on and after October 1, 2022. The bill authorizes the transfer of entitlement to post 9/11 education assistance to family members by veterans who are retired for a physical disability or who are seriously injured veterans in need of family caregiver services, without regard to length-of-service requirements. The VA is authorized to pay monthly special compensation to seriously injured or ill veterans in need of personal care services and to their caregivers. Flexible work schedules or telework are authorized for federal employees who are caregivers of veterans. The Public Health Service Act is amended to designate a veteran participating in the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers as an adult with a special need for purposes of the lifespan respite care program. An interagency working group is established in the executive branch to review and report on policies relating to the caregivers of veterans and members of the Armed Forces. The VA shall provide for studies on members of the Armed Forces who commenced service after September 11, 2001, and veterans who have incurred a serious injury or illness, including a mental health injury, and their caregivers.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-591
Special Committee on Aging. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-364.
  • March 9, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 9, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • March 10, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • March 27, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • April 5, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.


  • June 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-591
    Special Committee on Aging. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-364.
James R. Langevin

James R. Langevin

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (94)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Thomas MacArthur (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Kurt Schrader (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Nancy Pelosi (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Committees (7)
• Health Subcommittee• Military Personnel Subcommittee• Veterans' Affairs Committee• Health Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-591: A bill to expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Child care and developmentCongressional oversightDisability and paralysisEmployee leaveExecutive agency funding and structureFinancial services and investmentsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsLawyers and legal servicesMental healthMilitary personnel and dependentsNeurological disordersStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care