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H.R. 1211: Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

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H.R. 1211: Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-02-26 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-02-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 421 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1211 (2009-06-23), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 18, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act - Title I: Studies and Assessments of Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services for Women Veterans - (Sec. 101) Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) conduct a study of barriers encountered by women veterans to the provision by the VA of comprehensive health care; (2) ensure that the Center for Women Veterans and the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans review the results of the study; and (3) report to Congress on study results and the implementation of recommendations. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a comprehensive assessment of all health care services and programs provided by the VA for women veterans; (2) identify relevant issues concerning such services and programs with respect to each VA medical facility; (3) develop a plan to improve the provision of health care services to women veterans and to project their future health care needs; and (4) report to Congress on the assessment and plan. Requires a report from the Comptroller General to Congress reviewing the report of the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Improvement and Expansion of Health Care Programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for Women Veterans - (Sec. 201) Authorizes the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services to a newborn child of a woman veteran receiving VA maternity care for up to seven days after the birth of the child. (Sec. 202) Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide graduate medical education, training, certification, and continuing medical education for mental health professionals who provide counseling, care, and services to women veterans suffering from sexual trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); and (2) report annually to Congress on the counseling, care, and services provided. (Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a two-year pilot program of child care assistance for women veterans receiving certain mental health or other intensive health care services at VA facilities; (2) carry out the program in at least three Veterans Integrated Service Network facilities; and (3) report to Congress on the pilot program. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 204) Requires: (1) women veterans recently separated from service to be included on the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans; and (2) recently separated minority veterans to be included on the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.

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Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] · 51 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1211, Women Veterans Health Care Improvements Act (2009-06-16); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1211, Women Veterans Health Care Improvements Act (2009-06-16)

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Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Boozman (R-AR), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT)

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Record fed-us-cong111-hr1211 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111