Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Military hospitals

Bill Introduced: H.R.5832 Military Healthcare for Dependents Act

2008-04-16T20:00:00Z

To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement for dependents to reside with members of the Armed Forces to be eligible for TRICARE Prime Remote.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

2008-03-30T20:00:00Z

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.312 Budget resolution FY2009

2008-03-06T19:00:00Z

Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5465 Military Pain Care Act of 2008

2008-02-13T19:00:00Z

To require the Department of Defense to implement a pain care initiative, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5029 To designate the name for the medical facilities being constructed at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, to replace Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

2008-01-15T19:00:00Z

To designate the name for the medical facilities being constructed at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, to replace Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Bill Enacted: H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008

2007-11-12T19:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

November 12, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-116.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008

2007-11-12T19:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

November 12, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008

2007-11-08T19:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

November 08, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008

2007-11-07T19:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

November 07, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3990 Military Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Act

2007-10-28T20:00:00Z

To reduce sexual assault and domestic violence involving members of the armed forces and their family members and partners through enhanced programs of prevention and deterrence, enhanced programs of victims services, and strengthened provisions for prosecution of assailants, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3673 National Trauma Institute Act

2007-09-25T20:00:00Z

To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a National Trauma Institute.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.332 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs should increase their investment in pain management research.

2007-09-25T20:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs should increase their investment in pain management research.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3558 Military Eye Trauma Treatment Act of 2007

2007-09-17T20:00:00Z

To provide for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3489 Northwest Florida Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

2007-09-05T20:00:00Z

To require that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense enter into a sharing agreement with Eglin Air Force Base Hospital for the provision of inpatient services to veterans in Northwest Florida, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1999 A bill to provide for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries, and for other purposes.

2007-08-02T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3222 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008

2007-07-29T20:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3210 Wounded Warriors Expansion of Care Act of 2007

2007-07-26T20:00:00Z

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

Bill Introduced: S.1879 A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age of retirement for years of non-regular service for reserves who serve on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, to increase the amount of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve, and to provide certain other benefits relating to service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

2007-07-25T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to reduce the minimum age of retirement for years of non-regular service for reserves who serve on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, to increase the amount of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve, and to provide certain other benefits relating to service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.1538 Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007

2007-07-24T20:00:00Z

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.

July 24, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: S.1842 Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007

2007-07-19T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicare Program.