Women Veterans Access to Care Act

Summary

Women Veterans Access to Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in providing health care services to women veterans, to emphasize: (1) with respect to physical health, conditions including reproductive health, preventive medicine and early detection, sexual trauma, special needs of women with prosthetics, and rehabilitation; (2) with respect to mental health, issues including stress reduction, services for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD), and substance abuse, and conflict resolution; (3) improving health-related telecommunications technologies; (4) providing care to women veterans who served in Operations Enduring Freedom or Iraqi Freedom, live in a rural area, or are homebound or elderly; and (5) with respect to health professionals employed by the VA, hiring health professionals who are specialist in fields related to women's health, and offering additional training on special issues regarding women veterans. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study on health care for women veterans; and (2) carry out an information outreach program for women veterans and their families.

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Timeline

1. 21 May 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 May 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 May 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 May 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · 21 May 2009 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nye, Glenn C. [D-VA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15] · D · Cosponsor
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