H.R.1538 - Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes. view all titles (6)

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  • Short: Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act as passed senate.
  • Short: Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Official: To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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07/31/07
President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded ...

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

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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07/30/07
President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded ...

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

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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04/12/07
Lawmakers Question Why Military Often Rates Wounds Differently Than VA

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. ...

Source: Congressional Quarterly, DC
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04/08/07
Those who serve are remembered

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

Source: Brewton Standard, AL
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04/08/07
Supporting America's wounded warfighters

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

Source: Atmore Advance, AL
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04/03/07
Hunter & McHugh Hail Passage of the Bipartisan Wounded Warriors ...

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

Source: California Chronicle, CA
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04/03/07
Walter Reed Fiasco Results in Positive Changes

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

Source: All American Patriots (press release), Sweden
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04/02/07
Hensarling bill to better VA care passes by 426-0

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

Source: Jacksonville Daily Progress, TX
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04/02/07
Wounded warriors

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 ...

Source: York News Times (subscription), NE
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04/01/07
House Passes Legislation On Care For Returning Troops

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

Source: Medical News Today (press release), UK
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04/01/07
CQ 's Carey Examines FY 2008 Budget, Health IT, Veterans' Health ...

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

Source: Kaiser network.org, DC
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03/31/07
Tacoma, WA -

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; ...

Source: TheNewsTribune.com (subscription), WA
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03/29/07
Susan Davis Supports New System of Care for Wounded Servicemembers

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

Source: California Chronicle, CA
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03/27/07
Bush: Bill to improve vet care is premature

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. ...

Source: NavyTimes.com, VA
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03/27/07
Bush: Bill to improve vet care is premature

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. ...

Source: AirForceTimes.com, VA
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03/24/07
Tom Philpott: Committee votes more help for war wounded, families

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

Source: Shreveport Times, LA
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03/20/07
House panel backs military health bill banning privatization

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 ...

Source: GovExec.com, DC
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03/20/07
House Armed Services Committee Puts Halt to Privatization at ...

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

Source: PR Newswire (press release), NY
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03/20/07
House Committee Approves Bill That Would Improve Veterans ...

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

Source: Kaiser network.org, DC
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03/19/07
Florida Republican Jeff Miller: Keep Detainees Away From Our ...

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

Source: NewsBlaze, CA
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03/18/07
War injuries strain San Diego hospitals

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. ...

Source: Los Angeles Times, CA
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03/15/07
Wounded warrior bill likely to pass in House

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 ...

Source: NavyTimes.com, VA
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