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H.R. 1681 (115th)

Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2017

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

22 March 2017

Last action

5 April 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Sponsors

Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], David Scott, Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare · Defence

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Summary

Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to furnish fertility treatment and counseling, including through the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a severely wounded, ill, or injured member of the Armed Forces who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty (covered member) or to the spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of such member. DOD shall: establish procedures for gamete retrieval from a member of the Armed Forces in cases in which the fertility of such member is potentially jeopardized as a result of an injury or illness incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty; and give members of the Armed Forces on active duty the opportunity to cryopreserve and store their gametes prior to a combat zone deployment at no cost to the member. Fertility counseling and treatment are included within authorized Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical services. The VA shall furnish such treatment and services to a jointly applying covered veteran and his or her spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate. The VA may pay the adoption expenses (for up to three adoptions) for a covered member who is enrolled in the VA health care system. The VA shall facilitate research conducted collaboratively by DOD and the Department of Health and Human Services to improve the VA's ability to meet the reproductive health care needs of veterans who have a service-connected genitourinary disability or a condition that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty that affects the veterans' reproductive ability. The VA shall enhance the capabilities of the VA women veterans contact center to: (1) respond to assistance requests, and (2) refer such veterans to federal or community resources. The pilot program of group retreat reintegration and readjustment counseling for women veterans recently separated from service is enlarged and extended. The bill provides child care assistance to qualified veterans for: (1) mental health care services, and (2) readjustment counseling and related mental health services.

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Timeline

  1. 22 March 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 March 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 March 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  4. 22 March 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 22 March 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 5 April 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

    Source: Committee

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