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HR 542 110th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Department of Veterans Affairs Employee training Families Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health Labor and Employment Language and languages Mental health services Minorities Psychotherapy Racial discrimination Recruiting of employees Social Welfare

To require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide mental health services in languages other than English, as needed, for veterans with limited English proficiency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 17, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2007
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 17, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 17, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends federal veterans' benefits provisions to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in providing counseling and other mental health services to a veteran who has limited proficiency in English, to ensure that such services are available in both English and a language in which that veteran is proficient, if requested by the veteran.

Requires the Secretary to implement a system by which persons with limited English proficiency can access services provided by the Department of Veterans consistent with, and without unduly burdening, the Department's fundamental mission.

Requires a report from the Secretary to the congressional veterans' committees on the implementation by the Department's Veterans Health Administration of a specified directive to implement prohibitions on discrimination on the basis of national origin for persons with limited English proficiency in federally-conducted programs and activities and in federal financial-assisted programs.

What's happening now April 26, 2007

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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