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Titles (6)

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Short Titles as Enacted

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Passed House

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014

Short Titles as Reported to House

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014

Short Titles as Introduced

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014

Short Titles - Senate

Short Titles as Passed Senate

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury.


Actions Overview (8)

Date Actions Overview
12/18/2014Became Public Law No: 113-257. (TXT | PDF)
12/18/2014Signed by President.
12/17/2014Presented to President.
12/15/2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
12/15/2014Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6841)
09/16/2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7585-7586)
09/15/2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 113-598.
03/18/2014Introduced in House

All Actions (19)

Date Chamber All Actions
12/18/2014Became Public Law No: 113-257. (TXT | PDF)
12/18/2014Signed by President.
12/17/2014HousePresented to President.
12/16/2014SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
12/15/2014SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
12/15/2014SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6841)
09/17/2014SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
09/16/2014-7:43pmHouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
09/16/2014-7:43pmHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7585-7586)
09/16/2014-7:34pmHouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4276.
09/16/2014-7:34pmHouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7585-7587)
09/16/2014-7:34pmHouseMr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
09/15/2014HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 445.
09/15/2014HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 113-598.
09/10/2014HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Action By: Committee on Veterans' Affairs
09/10/2014HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Action By: Committee on Veterans' Affairs
03/24/2014HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Action By: Committee on Veterans' Affairs
03/18/2014HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
03/18/2014HouseIntroduced in House

Cosponsors (6)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23]* 03/18/2014
Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12] 07/14/2014
Rep. Jolly, David [R-FL-13] 07/23/2014
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] 07/23/2014
Rep. Young, Todd C. [R-IN-9] 07/24/2014
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] 09/15/2014

Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Veterans' Affairs03/18/2014 Referred to
09/10/2014 Markup by
09/15/2014 Reported by H. Rept. 113-598
House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health03/24/2014 Referred to
Senate Veterans' Affairs09/17/2014 Referred to
12/15/2014 Discharged from

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Latest Summary (5)

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Public Law No: 113-257 (12/18/2014)

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 16, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to alter the reporting requirements under the pilot program to assess the effectiveness of providing assistance to eligible veterans with traumatic brain injury to enhance their rehabilitation, quality of life, and community integration.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit reports to the congressional veterans committees on the pilot program for each quarter occurring between January 1, 2015, and September 30, 2017. Requires each quarterly report to include for the preceding quarter:

  • the number of individuals who participated in the pilot program,
  • the number of individuals who successfully completed the program,
  • the degree to which pilot program participants and their family members were satisfied with the program, and
  • the interim findings and conclusions of the Secretary regarding the success of the program and recommendations for improving it.

Requires the Secretary to include in the report the Secretary submits to the congressional veterans committees after the completion of the pilot program:

  • an evaluation of the pilot program in light of the VA's independent living programs, including an assessment of whether  the pilot program should be incorporated into such independent living programs; and
  • recommendations for improving the pilot program.

Replaces references to "assisted living" with the term "community-based brain injury residential rehabilitative care," including rehabilitation services within the meaning of such care.

Requires this Act and its amendments to be carried out using funds already available for such purposes.