United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2838 (115th)
Acupuncture for Our Heroes Act
Introduced
8 June 2017
Last action
8 June 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Subjects
Healthcare, Defence
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Acupuncture for Our Heroes Act This bill provides access to qualified acupuncturist services for veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. The VA shall carry out such program at in at least one VA facility in each Veterans Integrated Service Network in both urban and rural areas. The VA shall establish the Advisory Committee on Acupuncturist Services, which shall: (1) review and evaluate the ability of a veteran to access an acupuncturist at VA facilities, and (2) advise the VA on governing protocols.
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Timeline
8 June 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
8 June 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 June 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
8 June 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 June 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Acupuncture for Our Heroes Act
- related to ← Acupuncture for Heroes and Seniors Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2838
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2838
- us · 115-hr-2838 · source updated 11 August 2025