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: May 11, 2011
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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
Plain-English summary
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
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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