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S 1263 116th Congress Senate 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: May 1, 2019 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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May 1, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 1, 2019
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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 public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment and therapy for veterans.

What's happening now May 1, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2435 Identical bill Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 10 Republican 8 Independent 2
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Nov 12, 2020
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Sep 30, 2020
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 9, 2020
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 16, 2019
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Oct 24, 2019
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 17, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Sep 24, 2019
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 24, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 17, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 10, 2019
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 9, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jul 30, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 29, 2019
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jul 9, 2019
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 23, 2019
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · May 20, 2019
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 15, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 13, 2019
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 13, 2019
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Daines, Steve
Montana · May 1, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1263: Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1263/
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"S. 1263: Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1263/.
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S. 1263, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1263/.
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