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HR 1855 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health facilities and institutions Mental health Neurological disorders Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care

Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011

Introduced: August 2, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2011
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Jul 28, 2011
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 25, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 25, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 11, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 11, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011 - Includes within a program of individualized rehabilitation and reintegration plans for veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI): (1) the goal of maximizing the individual's independence and quality of life, and (2) improving such veterans' behavioral and mental health functioning.

Requires the inclusion of rehabilitative services in a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive program of long-term care for veterans' TBI that has residential, community, and home-based components utilizing interdisciplinary treatment teams.

What's happening now July 28, 2011

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 957 Related bill Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Chandler, Ben
· Jul 9, 2012
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 12, 2011
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Aug 2, 2011
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 25, 2011
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Jul 19, 2011
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 11, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1855: Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1855/
MLA
"H.R. 1855: Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1855/.
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H.R. 1855, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1855/.
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