HR 3471 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Motor vehicles Transportation safety and security Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2016

Introduced: September 10, 2015 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 29 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 14, 2016

Signed by President.

Dec 14, 2016

Became Public Law No: 114-256.

Dec 2, 2016

Presented to President.

Nov 29, 2016

Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate Amendment: CR H6354-6355)

Nov 29, 2016

Mrs. Walorski asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H6353-6355)

Nov 29, 2016

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Nov 29, 2016

On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate Amendment: CR H6354-6355)

Nov 18, 2016

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Nov 17, 2016

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Nov 17, 2016

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Nov 17, 2016

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6493)

Nov 17, 2016

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 13, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sep 12, 2016

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5277-5278)

Sep 12, 2016

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 12, 2016

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5277-5278)

Sep 12, 2016

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3471.

Sep 12, 2016

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5277-5279)

Sep 12, 2016

Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Sep 6, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 548.

Sep 6, 2016

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-709.

May 18, 2016

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

May 18, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 29, 2016

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Apr 29, 2016

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Nov 17, 2015

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sep 25, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 10, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sep 10, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 17, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that an eligible disabled veteran provided an automobile or other conveyance is given the opportunity to make personal selections relating to such conveyance.

(Sec. 3) The VA shall develop a comprehensive policy regarding quality standards for providers of modification services to veterans under the automobile adaptive equipment program.

Such policy shall cover: (1) management of the automobile adaptive equipment program, (2) development and application of safety and quality standards for equipment and installation, (3) provider certification by a third party organization or manufacturer, (4) manufacturer certification of a provider, (5) education and training of VA personnel, (6) provider compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and (7) allowance for veterans to receive modifications at their residence or location of choice.

The VA shall approve a manufacturer as a certifying manufacturer if such manufacturer demonstrates that its certification standards meet or exceed the quality standards provided for by this bill.

The VA may approve two or more private, nonprofit organizations as third party, nonprofit certifying organizations.

The VA shall: (1) within one year and at least every six years thereafter, update VHA Handbook 1173.4 in accordance with such policy; and (2) within one year of such update and biennially thereafter through 2022, report on policy implementation and facility compliance.

The VA shall: (1) develop and revise such policy in consultation with veteran service organizations, the National Highway Transportation Administration, industry representatives, manufacturers of automobile adaptive equipment, and other entities with relevant expertise; and (2) ensure against the use of a certifying entity that has a financial conflict of interest regarding the certification of an eligible provider.

(Sec. 4) The VA may appoint licensed hearing aid specialists to the Veterans Health Administration.

The VA shall ensure that: (1) a hearing aid specialist may only perform hearing services consistent with the specialist's state license related to the practice of fitting and dispensing hearing aids, without excluding other qualified professionals from rendering services in overlapping practice areas; (2) services provided to veterans by hearing aid specialists shall be provided as part of the non-medical treatment plan developed by an audiologist; and (3) VA medical facilities provide veterans with access to the full range of audiologist services.

The VA shall, within one year and annually thereafter for the next five years, report on: (1) veterans access to such hearing health services; and (2) VA contracting policies for providing hearing health services to veterans in non-VA facilities, including the number of veterans referred to audiologists and hearing aid specialists.

What's happening now December 14, 2016

Became Public Law No: 114-256.

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