Wounded Warriors Expansion of Care Act of 2007

To provide medical care and other benefits for members and former members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses.

7/27/2007--Introduced.
Wounded Warriors Expansion of Care Act of 2007 - Entitles any recovering member and any former member with a severe injury or illness to medical and dental care in any military medical facility or through any civilian health care provider authorized by the Secretary of Defense to provide health and mental health services, including services for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. Authorizes such medical and dental care for three years beginning on the date:
(1) of enactment of this Act, for those whose injury or illness was incurred on or after October 7, 2001, and before the enactment of this Act; and
(2) on which the injury or illness is incurred, for those whose injury or illness occurs on or after the enactment of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to waive any limitation on the provision of such care if considered appropriate to assure the maximum feasible recovery and rehabilitation of the member or former member. Prohibits the Secretary from providing such medical and dental care after December 31, 2012, if the Secretary has not provided such care to such member or former member before that date. Entitles members with a severe injury or illness to rehabilitation and vocational benefits from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to reimburse recovering members and former members with a severe injury or illness for certain expenses incurred in connection with the receipt of required medical care.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
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Committees

• House Veterans' Affairs
• 3 more
  • House Armed Services
  • House Veterans' Affairs
  • House Armed Services
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3210

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 27, 2007

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• Sep 25, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
• Aug 20, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Jul 27, 2007: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
• Introduced on Jul 27, 2007.
• Jul 27, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Jul 27, 2007: Referred to House Armed Services

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Related Issue Areas:

• Medicine
• Mental health services
• Military dependents
• Military hospitals
• 24 more
• Military medicine
• Military personnel
• National Guard
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Transportation
• Travel costs
• Veterans
• Veterans' benefits
• Veterans' medical care
• Veterans' rehabilitation
• Vocational rehabilitation
• War casualties
• Defense policy
• Armed forces
• Armed forces reserves
• Case management
• Dental care
• Disabled
• Families
• Head injuries
• Health policy
• Iraq compilation
• Job training
• Medical care

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September 13, 2007 voting record

11/19/02, vote 252: hr 3210: hr 3210 conference report ; terrorism risk insurance act of 2002, yes, yes, yes. 11/19/02, vote 251: on the cloture motion: motion to invoke cloture on the conference report to accompany hr 3210; ...

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