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HR 1618 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Family services Government studies and investigations Veterans' medical care

S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act

Introduced: March 17, 2017 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 17, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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This bill includes a veteran who has a serious illness or injury (currently, a serious injury) incurred or aggravated in the line of active duty on or after September 11, 2001, as an "eligible veteran" for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of eligible veterans.

As part of such program, the VA shall give each caregiver designated as the primary provider of personal care services for an eligible veteran, not less than annually, a multidimensional assessment to measure the burden and strain the caregiver has felt.

The VA's annual report on such program shall include a description of the satisfaction experienced by caregivers and veterans with such program.

What's happening now March 27, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 5, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 17, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1618: S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1618/
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"H.R. 1618: S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1618/.
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H.R. 1618, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1618/.
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