Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

Summary

Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) study barriers encountered by women veterans to the provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of comprehensive health care; (2) assess all health care services and programs provided by the VA for women veterans; (3) provide graduate education, training and certification for mental health professionals who provide counseling, care, and services to women veterans suffering from sexual trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); and (4) carry out a pilot program of child care for certain women veterans receiving health care from VA facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to furnish hospital care and medical services to a newborn child of a woman veteran receiving VA maternity care for up to 14 days after the birth of the child. Requires: (1) women veterans recently separated from service to be included on the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans; and (2) recently separated minority veterans to be included on the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 24 June 2009

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 24 June 2009

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 23 June 2009

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 23 June 2009

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 23 June 2009

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 18 June 2009

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 18 June 2009

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 18 June 2009

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 February 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 February 2009

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 February 2009

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