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HR 7138 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Health promotion and preventive care Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care

Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act

Introduced: December 19, 2018 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 15, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 15, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to report on and make recommendations regarding the use of federal lands for medical treatment and therapy for veterans.

What's happening now November 15, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
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Delaney, John
· Dec 19, 2018
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 15, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7138: Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7138/
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"H.R. 7138: Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7138/.
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H.R. 7138, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7138/.
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