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Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014

Introduced: March 18, 2014 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2014
Became Public Law No: 113-257.
Dec 18, 2014
Signed by President.
Dec 17, 2014
Presented to President.
Dec 16, 2014
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 15, 2014
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 15, 2014
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 15, 2014
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6841)
Dec 15, 2014
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6841)
Sep 17, 2014
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 16, 2014
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 16, 2014
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7585-7586)
Sep 16, 2014
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7585-7586)
Sep 16, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4276.
Sep 16, 2014
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7585-7587)
Sep 16, 2014
Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 15, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 445.
Sep 15, 2014
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 113-598.
Sep 10, 2014
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 10, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 24, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 18, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 18, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 16, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to alter the reporting requirements under the pilot program to assess the effectiveness of providing assistance to eligible veterans with traumatic brain injury to enhance their rehabilitation, quality of life, and community integration.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit reports to the congressional veterans committees on the pilot program for each quarter occurring between January 1, 2015, and September 30, 2017. Requires each quarterly report to include for the preceding quarter:

  • the number of individuals who participated in the pilot program,
  • the number of individuals who successfully completed the program,
  • the degree to which pilot program participants and their family members were satisfied with the program, and
  • the interim findings and conclusions of the Secretary regarding the success of the program and recommendations for improving it.

Requires the Secretary to include in the report the Secretary submits to the congressional veterans committees after the completion of the pilot program:

  • an evaluation of the pilot program in light of the VA's independent living programs, including an assessment of whether  the pilot program should be incorporated into such independent living programs; and
  • recommendations for improving the pilot program.

Replaces references to "assisted living" with the term "community-based brain injury residential rehabilitative care," including rehabilitation services within the meaning of such care.

Requires this Act and its amendments to be carried out using funds already available for such purposes.

What's happening now December 18, 2014

Became Public Law No: 113-257.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1