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Planning for Aging Veterans Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1965| Senate 
| Updated: 7/28/2021
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Planning for Aging Veterans Act of 2021 This bill addresses the long-term care of veterans, including by implementing policies for the administration of state homes. First, the bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a strategy for the long-term care of veterans. The VA must develop a standardized process for entering into sharing agreements between state homes and VA medical centers. A state home is a home established by a state for veterans who are disabled by age, disease, or otherwise and incapable of earning a living because of such disability. The term also includes a home that furnishes nursing home care for veterans. Under the bill, the VA must ensure that veterans who are catastrophically disabled are not required to pay a co-payment for medication received at a state home. Generally, veterans are catastrophically disabled if they have a permanent severely disabling injury, disorder, or disease that compromises the ability to carry out the activities of daily living. The VA must monitor any contractor it uses to conduct inspections of state homes, including by reviewing inspections, reporting deficiencies, and publishing inspection results on a public VA website. The VA must implement a two-year pilot program to provide geriatric psychiatry assistance to eligible veterans at state homes. Finally, the VA must work with public housing authorities and local organizations to assist aging homeless veterans in accessing existing housing and supportive services, even if a veteran is not eligible for such services from the VA.
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Timeline
Jun 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 8, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 23, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
Jul 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 6, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6332
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • June 8, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 8, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • June 23, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.


  • July 28, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • January 6, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6332
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6332: Planning for Aging Veterans Act of 2021
AgingCommunity life and organizationHealth facilities and institutionsHome and outpatient careHomelessness and emergency shelterLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMental healthNeurological disordersVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical careWomen's health

Planning for Aging Veterans Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1965| Senate 
| Updated: 7/28/2021
Planning for Aging Veterans Act of 2021 This bill addresses the long-term care of veterans, including by implementing policies for the administration of state homes. First, the bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a strategy for the long-term care of veterans. The VA must develop a standardized process for entering into sharing agreements between state homes and VA medical centers. A state home is a home established by a state for veterans who are disabled by age, disease, or otherwise and incapable of earning a living because of such disability. The term also includes a home that furnishes nursing home care for veterans. Under the bill, the VA must ensure that veterans who are catastrophically disabled are not required to pay a co-payment for medication received at a state home. Generally, veterans are catastrophically disabled if they have a permanent severely disabling injury, disorder, or disease that compromises the ability to carry out the activities of daily living. The VA must monitor any contractor it uses to conduct inspections of state homes, including by reviewing inspections, reporting deficiencies, and publishing inspection results on a public VA website. The VA must implement a two-year pilot program to provide geriatric psychiatry assistance to eligible veterans at state homes. Finally, the VA must work with public housing authorities and local organizations to assist aging homeless veterans in accessing existing housing and supportive services, even if a veteran is not eligible for such services from the VA.
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Timeline
Jun 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 8, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 23, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
Jul 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 6, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6332
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • June 8, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 8, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • June 23, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.


  • July 28, 2021
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • January 6, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6332
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Patty Murray

Patty Murray

Democratic Senator

Washington

Cosponsors (1)
Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6332: Planning for Aging Veterans Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AgingCommunity life and organizationHealth facilities and institutionsHome and outpatient careHomelessness and emergency shelterLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMental healthNeurological disordersVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical careWomen's health