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HR 6211 111th Congress House

Veterans Back and Spinal Therapy Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of treating veterans with spinal, back, and musculoskele… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of treating veterans with spinal, back, and musculoskeletal injuries and pain using non-invasive techniques.

Introduced: September 23, 2010 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Allied health servicesAlternative treatmentsCongressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma care
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Health care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesNeurological disordersVeterans' medical care
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 23, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 23, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 24, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Back and Spinal Therapy Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a two-year pilot program to: (1) provide covered veterans with non-invasive techniques to treat spinal, back, and musculoskeletal injuries and pain; and (2) use an evidence-based medicine framework to assess the effectiveness of such techniques. Includes as a covered veteran one who: (1) has a service-connected spinal, back, or musculoskeletal injury; or (2) is eligible for VA hospital or nursing home care or medical services by reason of active duty in a theater of combat operations during a period of war after the Persian Gulf War.

Requires the Secretary, in selecting program participants, to give a preference to veterans who served in Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, or New Dawn.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 2010
Nye, Glenn
· Sep 28, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6211: Veterans Back and Spinal Therapy Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6211/
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"H.R. 6211: Veterans Back and Spinal Therapy Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6211/.
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