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H.R.1575 / 114th Congress

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.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 242.

Official summary

Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Nov 2, 2015

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(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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Who introduced it

Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D–FL

Committees

  • Veterans' Affairs Committee
4 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 242.

  2. Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-319.

  3. Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-319.

  4. Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  5. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  6. Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

  7. Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  8. Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  9. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  10. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  11. Introduced in House

  12. Introduced in House

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