Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.1538 Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007

President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded ...

2007-07-31T20:00:00Z

... leadership and have sent letters urging them to incorporate the recommendations into the recently passed Senate (S. 1606) and House (HR 1538) bills. ...

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President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded ...

2007-07-30T20:00:00Z

... leadership and have sent letters urging them to incorporate the recommendations into the recently passed Senate (S. 1606) and House (HR 1538) bills. ...

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Lawmakers Question Why Military Often Rates Wounds Differently Than VA

2007-04-12T20:00:00Z

He noted that the House passed a bill March 28 (HR 1538) intended to increase the ranks of caseworkers and counselors in the military health system. ...

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Those who serve are remembered

2007-04-08T20:00:00Z

... sailors, airmen, and Marines are never again subjected to this substandard treatment, the House passed the Wounded Warriors Assistance Act, HR 1538. ...

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Supporting America's wounded warfighters

2007-04-08T20:00:00Z

... sailors, airmen, and Marines are never again subjected to this substandard treatment, the House passed the Wounded Warriors Assistance Act, HR 1538. ...

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Hunter & McHugh Hail Passage of the Bipartisan Wounded Warriors ...

2007-04-03T20:00:00Z

"HR 1538 is an initial step to addressing the systemic shortcomings that led to the unacceptable treatment of our wounded troops at Walter Reed. ...

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Walter Reed Fiasco Results in Positive Changes

2007-04-03T20:00:00Z

... Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, commends the House for passing HR 1538, the Wounded Warrior Assistance Act. Passed unanimously yesterday with ...

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Hensarling bill to better VA care passes by 426-0

2007-04-02T20:00:00Z

Hensarling’s amendment was attached to HR 1538, the Wounded Warrior Assistance Act, which provides new personnel, training and oversight mechanisms to ...

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Wounded warriors

2007-04-02T20:00:00Z

Recently, I voted for and the House of Representatives passed HR 1538, the Wounded Warriors Assistance Act, a bill to ensure America's injured and wounded ...

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House Passes Legislation On Care For Returning Troops

2007-04-01T20:00:00Z

The House on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation (HR 1538) intended to improve care for wounded soldiers treated at military facilities, ...

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CQ 's Carey Examines FY 2008 Budget, Health IT, Veterans' Health ...

2007-04-01T20:00:00Z

In addition, Carey discusses legislation (HR 1538) approved by the House that would improve coordination of veterans' health care in response to recent ...

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Tacoma, WA -

2007-03-31T20:00:00Z

A yes vote was to pass HR 1538. Voting yes: Jay Inslee, D-Bainbridge Island; Rick Larsen, D-Lake Stevens; Brian Baird, D-Vancouver; Doc Hastings, R-Pasco; ...

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Susan Davis Supports New System of Care for Wounded Servicemembers

2007-03-29T20:00:00Z

The Wounded Warrior Assistance Act (HR 1538) received overwhelming bipartisan and unanimous support in the House of Representatives. ...

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Bush: Bill to improve vet care is premature

2007-03-27T20:00:00Z

The bill, HR 1538, was approved last week by the House Armed Services Committee and could come to a vote in the House as early as Wednesday. ...

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Bush: Bill to improve vet care is premature

2007-03-27T20:00:00Z

The bill, HR 1538, was approved last week by the House Armed Services Committee and could come to a vote in the House as early as Wednesday. ...

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Tom Philpott: Committee votes more help for war wounded, families

2007-03-24T20:00:00Z

The Wounded Warrior Assistance Act (HR 1538) is the first and unusually swift legislative action taken by lawmakers to address a host of problems ...

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House panel backs military health bill banning privatization

2007-03-20T20:00:00Z

The bipartisan Wounded Warriors Assistance Act (HR 1538), which passed 59-0 and is expected on the floor in the next several weeks, is a direct reaction to ...

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House Armed Services Committee Puts Halt to Privatization at ...

2007-03-20T20:00:00Z

... Wounded Warrior Assistance Act (HR 1538) that would impose a moratorium on new privatization reviews in Department of Defense (DoD) military hospitals. ...

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House Committee Approves Bill That Would Improve Veterans ...

2007-03-20T20:00:00Z

The House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation (HR 1538) intended to improve care for wounded soldiers treated at military ...

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Florida Republican Jeff Miller: Keep Detainees Away From Our ...

2007-03-19T20:00:00Z

Miller offered the amendment during the House Armed Services Committee's markup of HR 1538, the initial legislative response to substandard conditions at ...

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War injuries strain San Diego hospitals

2007-03-18T20:00:00Z

Last week, in the wake of the Walter Reed scandal, a bipartisan group of Congress members introduced HR 1538 to bolster medical care for veterans. ...

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Wounded warrior bill likely to pass in House

2007-03-15T20:00:00Z

The bill, HR 1538, also creates a 12-member board — appointed by Congress, the Department of Defense and White House — to provide independent review of how ...

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