US Congress House Bill 3408 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 32-10)
Status: Introduced on October 30 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights is printed on signage in accessible formats and displayed prominently and conspicuously in each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) prosthetics and orthotics clinic. Requires VA employees who work at such clinics, as well as patient advocates of veterans who receive care there, to receive training on such Bill of Rights. Directs the Secretary to conduct outreach to inform veterans of such Bill of Rights. Includes in the Bill of Rights the right to: (1) access the highest quality prosthetic and orthotic care; (2) select the practitioner that best meets their prosthetic and orthotic needs; (3) timely and efficient prosthetic and orthotic care; and (4) transition and readjust to civilian life in an honorable manner, including by having ample access to vocational rehabilitation, employment programs, and housing assistance. Directs: (1) the Secretary to collect information relating to the alleged mistreatment of injured and amputee veterans, (2) the veteran liaison at each VA medical center to submit quarterly to the VA's Chief Consultant of Prosthetics and Sensory Aids a report on such information, and (3) the Chief Consultant to investigate and address such information.

Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights

Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]
Rep. George Holding [R-NC]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]
Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]	Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]	Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]
Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-10-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3408/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3408/BILLS-113hr3408ih.pdf