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HEALTH Act

Introduced: May 23, 2019 Introduced by: Cisneros, Gilbert Ray Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 2019
Received in the Senate.
Jul 23, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 23, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-166, Part I.
Jul 23, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7206)
Jul 23, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7206)
Jul 23, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2942.
Jul 23, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7206-7207)
Jul 23, 2019
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 23, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 126.
Jul 23, 2019
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Jun 20, 2019
Committee Hearings Held.
Jun 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 23, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
May 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act or the HEALTH Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to continue through at least FY2020 and report on the Women's Health Transition Training pilot program. Among other elements, the report should include the number of female participants by military department, the number of courses held under the program, and the locations where the courses were held.

What's happening now July 24, 2019

Received in the Senate.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2942: Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2942/
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"H.R. 2942: Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2942/.
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H.R. 2942, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2942/.
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