US SB851 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on April 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-09-17 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-09-17 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013 - Extends to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury the eligibility to participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of comprehensive assistance to family caregivers of such veterans. (Under current law, such eligibility is limited to those veterans who incurred such an injury on or after September 11, 2001.)
Title
Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013
Sponsors
| Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-17 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 186. |
| 2013-09-17 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Sanders without amendment. With written report No. 113-107. Minority views filed. |
| 2013-07-24 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. |
| 2013-05-09 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203. |
| 2013-04-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3042) |
| 2013-04-25 | Senate | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3042) |
Same As/Similar To
HB3383 (Same As) 2013-11-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Disability and paralysis
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care
Disability and paralysis
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care
