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US HR3036

US HR3036
Breaking Barriers for Women Veterans Act


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Introduced
05/28/2019
In Committee
06/13/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To improve the provision of health care to women veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement changes to better serve women veterans. Among other requirements, the VA must retrofit its existing medical facilities to support the provision of care to women veterans. Additionally, the VA must ensure its medical facilities have at least one full-time or part-time women's health provider. The bill also requires the VA to establish a training module for community providers that is specific to women veterans.

AI Summary

This bill, the Breaking Barriers for Women Veterans Act, requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement several changes to better serve women veterans. It mandates the VA to retrofit existing medical facilities to support the provision of care for women veterans, ensure each VA medical facility has at least one full-time or part-time women's health provider, and establish a training module for community providers on the specific needs of women veterans. The bill also authorizes additional funding for the VA's Women Veterans Health Care Mini-Residency Program to provide more opportunities for primary care and emergency care clinicians to participate. Additionally, the bill requires the VA to conduct a study on the staffing and training of its Women Veteran Program Managers and the feasibility of having a Women Veteran Program Ombudsman at each medical center.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (38)

Max Rose (D)* Pete Aguilar (D),  Cindy Axne (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  André Carson (D),  Ed Case (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Tom Cole (R),  Chris Collins (R),  Jim Cooper (D),  TJ Cox (D),  Veronica Escobar (D),  Abby Finkenauer (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Mark Green (R),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Denny Heck (D),  John Katko (R),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ron Kind (D),  Susie Lee (D),  Daniel Lipinski (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Elaine Luria (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),  Mark Meadows (R),  Grace Meng (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  José Serrano (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Abigail Spanberger (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  David Trone (D),  Jeff Van Drew (R),  Lee Zeldin (R), 

Last Action

Subcommittee Hearings Held. (on 09/11/2019)

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