To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a five-year pilot program, in five rural states, under which the Secretary trains and then assigns a specific Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) case manager to each veteran diagnosed with traumatic brain injury who is receiving care in a VA facility in that state.

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Timeline

1. 4 August 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 4 August 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 4 August 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 August 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

5. 7 September 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 4 August 2007 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 4 August 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 4 August 2007

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Sponsors

• Shelley Capito · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] · R · Cosponsor
• Sanford Bishop · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] · D · Cosponsor
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