H.R. 2681House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the availability of prosthetic items for women veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prepare and deliver a report to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees within one year of the law’s enactment. The report must detail how the Department of Veterans Affairs provides prosthetic items specifically designed for women veterans and evaluate the availability of those items at each VA medical facility. The purpose is to give Congress insight into whether women veterans have adequate access to appropriate prosthetic care.

Key Provisions

The VA Secretary must submit the report no later than one year after the law takes effect.
The report must cover the availability of prosthetic items made for women veterans across the VA system.
It must include an assessment of how each VA medical facility supplies those prosthetic items.

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Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Health Subcommittee

September 11, 2019

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

May 10, 2019

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

May 10, 2019

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

June 11, 2019

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Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Health Subcommittee

September 11, 2019

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Introduced in HouseIssued May 10, 2019

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2681

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 10, 2019

Mr. Pappas (for himself and Ms. Stefanik) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the availability of prosthetic items for women veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the availability from the Department of Veterans Affairs of prosthetic items made for women veterans, including an assessment of the availability of such prosthetic items at each medical facility of the Department.