H.R. 1575: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-24 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 242.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill makes permanent the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out, through the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Veterans Health Administration, a program to provide reintegration and readjustment services in group retreat settings to women veterans who are recently separated from service after a prolonged deployment. (Currently, such program is required as a pilot program under the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010.) Such services shall include: information on family, employment, and community reintegration; financial and occupational counseling; and information and counseling on stress reduction and conflict resolution.

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Official text

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1575, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces (2015-06-10)

Cosponsors on this site

Dina Titus (D-NV), Mark Takano (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr1575.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1575 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114