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HR 5701 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Employment and training programs Family services Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Medical education Veterans' medical care

Care for the Veteran Caregiver Act

Introduced: September 1, 2020 Introduced by: Hudson, Richard Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 29, 2020
Introduced in House
Jan 29, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Care for the Veteran Caregiver Act

This bill modifies the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including by requiring the VA to continue to provide assistance to a family caregiver for at least six months after the death of a veteran participating in the program.

What's happening now February 7, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 8 Republican 8
D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Nov 30, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Sep 29, 2020
Bishop, Dan
· Sep 16, 2020
 R
Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 4, 2020
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Sep 4, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Sep 1, 2020
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Sep 1, 2020
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 1, 2020
McKinley, David
· Sep 1, 2020
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Aug 11, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Aug 4, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 9, 2020
Phillips, Dean
· Jun 4, 2020
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · May 15, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 11, 2020
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Mar 11, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 10, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Feb 27, 2020
Rice, Kathleen
· Jan 29, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5701: Care for the Veteran Caregiver Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5701/
MLA
"H.R. 5701: Care for the Veteran Caregiver Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5701/.
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H.R. 5701, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5701/.
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