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Heroes at Home Act of 2007

Introduced: July 16, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 9, 2008
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 14, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 23, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 16, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Jul 16, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Heroes at Home Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish a program on training and certification of family caregivers of veterans and members with traumatic brain injury (TBI); and (2) conduct outreach to enhance awareness of veterans and the public about the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and TBI and the services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with such symptoms.

Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to jointly: (1) establish a demonstration project to assess the feasibility and advisability of using telehealth technology to assess cognitive functioning of members who have sustained head trauma in order to improve their diagnosis and treatment; and (2) conduct an ongoing study of all matters relating to the telehealth and telemental health services of the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.

What's happening now September 9, 2008

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Republican 1