S 1798
111th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Dental care
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' medical care
Automatic Reserve Component Enrollment Act of 2009
Introduced: October 19, 2009
Introduced by:
Sanders, Bernard
Independent
· Vermont
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 19, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Automatic Reserve Component Enrollment Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to jointly provide for the enrollment of members of the National Guard and reserve being discharged or released from active duty in the health and dental care programs for veterans of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during their participation in the demobilization and discharge process.
Requires for such members: (1) the protection of privacy and personal information; (2) appropriate assistance in the completion of enrollment activities; and (3) education and outreach about the VA programs, benefits, and services for which they may be eligible.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1