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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-2322| House 
| Updated: 4/17/2018
Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (19)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Robert Pittenger (Republican)Mike Johnson (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Jackie Walorski (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Mike Bishop (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Steve King (Republican)Ted Poe (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights is printed on signage in accessible formats and displayed prominently and conspicuously in each VA prosthetics and orthotics clinic. VA employees who work at such clinics, as well as patient advocates of veterans who receive care there, must receive training on such Bill of Rights. The VA shall conduct outreach to inform veterans of such Bill of Rights. Such Bill of Rights shall include the right to: (1) access the highest quality prosthetic and orthotic care; (2) select the practitioner that best meets their prosthetic and orthotic needs; (3) receive timely and efficient prosthetic and orthotic care; and (4) transition and readjust to civilian life in an honorable manner, including by having ample access to vocational rehabilitation, employment programs, and housing assistance. The bill directs: (1) the VA to collect information relating to the alleged mistreatment of injured and amputee veterans, (2) the veteran liaison at each VA medical center to submit quarterly to the VA's Chief Consultant of Prosthetics and Sensory Aids a report on such information, and (3) the Chief Consultant to investigate and address such information.
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Timeline
May 3, 2017
Introduced in House
May 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 17, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • May 3, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 3, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 9, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • April 17, 2018
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-2322| House 
| Updated: 4/17/2018
Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights is printed on signage in accessible formats and displayed prominently and conspicuously in each VA prosthetics and orthotics clinic. VA employees who work at such clinics, as well as patient advocates of veterans who receive care there, must receive training on such Bill of Rights. The VA shall conduct outreach to inform veterans of such Bill of Rights. Such Bill of Rights shall include the right to: (1) access the highest quality prosthetic and orthotic care; (2) select the practitioner that best meets their prosthetic and orthotic needs; (3) receive timely and efficient prosthetic and orthotic care; and (4) transition and readjust to civilian life in an honorable manner, including by having ample access to vocational rehabilitation, employment programs, and housing assistance. The bill directs: (1) the VA to collect information relating to the alleged mistreatment of injured and amputee veterans, (2) the veteran liaison at each VA medical center to submit quarterly to the VA's Chief Consultant of Prosthetics and Sensory Aids a report on such information, and (3) the Chief Consultant to investigate and address such information.
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Timeline
May 3, 2017
Introduced in House
May 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 17, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • May 3, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • May 3, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • April 9, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • April 17, 2018
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (19)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Robert Pittenger (Republican)Mike Johnson (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Jackie Walorski (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Mike Bishop (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Steve King (Republican)Ted Poe (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disability and paralysisGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical care