S 957
112th Congress
Senate
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
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 2011
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.
May 11, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2889)
May 11, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2889)
May 11, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1