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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.

USA115th CongressHR-1943| House 
| Updated: 9/26/2017
Steve King

Steve King

Republican Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (9)
F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Thomas J. Rooney (Republican)Evan H. Jenkins (Republican)Sean P. Duffy (Republican)

Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation's Veterans Act of 2017 This bill directs 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.
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Timeline
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 26, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • April 5, 2017
    Introduced in House
  • April 5, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • April 6, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • September 26, 2017
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Armed Forces and National Security

Disability and paralysisHealth technology, devices, suppliesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

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.

USA115th CongressHR-1943| House 
| Updated: 9/26/2017
Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation's Veterans Act of 2017 This bill directs 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.
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Timeline
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced in House
Apr 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 26, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • April 5, 2017
    Introduced in House
  • April 5, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • April 6, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • September 26, 2017
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Steve King

Steve King

Republican Representative

Iowa

Cosponsors (9)
F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Thomas J. Rooney (Republican)Evan H. Jenkins (Republican)Sean P. Duffy (Republican)

Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disability and paralysisHealth technology, devices, suppliesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation