H.R. 2527: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-26 · 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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Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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.
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Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Extends a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of counseling and care and services for veterans for sexual trauma that occurred during active duty or active duty for training to veterans who experienced such trauma during inactive duty training.

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Official text

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · 27 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Grace Meng (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] reported raising $2.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2527.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2527 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113