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H.R. 3036 116th Congress House

Breaking Barriers for Women Veterans Act

Official title: To improve the provision of health care to women veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: September 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Health facilities and institutionsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingVeterans' medical careWomen's health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 11, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 11, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Breaking Barriers for Women Veterans Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement changes to better serve women veterans. Among other requirements, the VA must retrofit its existing medical facilities to support the provision of care to women veterans. Additionally, the VA must ensure its medical facilities have at least one full-time or part-time women's health provider. The bill also requires the VA to establish a training module for community providers that is specific to women veterans.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 37
All 37 Democratic 13 Republican 4
Cárdenas, Tony
· Sep 4, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Jul 13, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Jan 29, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jan 15, 2020
KIND, RON
· Jan 14, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Dec 17, 2019
 R
Green, Mark E.
Texas · Dec 3, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 20, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Nov 18, 2019
Finkenauer, Abby
· Nov 18, 2019
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Nov 18, 2019
Kilmer, Derek
· Nov 1, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Nov 1, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Oct 22, 2019
Spanberger, Abigail
· Oct 22, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 26, 2019
Collins, Chris
· Sep 18, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· Sep 17, 2019
Cox, TJ
· Sep 11, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 11, 2019
Zeldin, Lee
· Sep 11, 2019
Lipinski, Daniel
· Sep 9, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 9, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Sep 9, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 9, 2019
Trone, David
· Sep 9, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Sep 9, 2019
Rodgers, Cathy
· Aug 27, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 23, 2019
Katko, John
· Jul 11, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Jun 27, 2019
COOPER, JAMES
· Jun 20, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 12, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jun 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3036: Breaking Barriers for Women Veterans Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3036/
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"H.R. 3036: Breaking Barriers for Women Veterans Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3036/.
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H.R. 3036, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3036/.
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