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HR 3775 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Crime victims Crimes against women Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Sex offenses Veterans' medical care

Military SAVE Act

Introduced: December 16, 2013 Introduced by: Barr, Andy Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 3, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 16, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 16, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act or the Military SAVE Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to each operate a program that ensures that veterans and members of the armed forces may receive treatment from private providers for military sexual trauma.

Requires the Secretaries: (1) after receiving from a veteran or member electing such treatment a notification that includes a written affidavit stating that the individual is a victim of military sexual trauma, to assign a voucher that such individual may use to receive such treatment; and (2) to require such individual to make a reelection during each 120-day period in which such a voucher is used following the initial 120-day period the voucher is valid.

What's happening now January 24, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3