S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act

Summary

Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act or the S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act This bill includes a veteran who has a serious illness or injury (currently, a serious injury) incurred or aggravated in the line of active duty on or after September 11, 2001, as an "eligible veteran" for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of eligible veterans. As part of such program, the VA shall give each caregiver designated as the primary provider of personal care services for an eligible veteran, not less than annually, a multidimensional assessment to measure the burden and strain the caregiver has felt. The VA's annual report on such program shall include a description of the satisfaction experienced by caregivers and veterans with such program.

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Timeline

1. 17 March 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 March 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 27 March 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 17 March 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 March 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 March 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 March 2017

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Sponsors

• Raul Ruiz · D · Sponsor
• TIM RYAN · D · Cosponsor
• Carol Shea-Porter · D · Cosponsor
• Derek Kilmer · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
• WALTER JONES · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

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