Hearing: “Legislative Hearing on: HR 3636; HR 2972; HR 3036; HR 2798; HR 2645; HR 2681; HR 3224; HR 2982; HR 2752; HR 2628; HR 2816; HR 1527; HR 1163; HR 3798; HR 3867; HR 4096; Draft bill, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Office of Women’s Health, and for other purposes"

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Veterans' Affairs)

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 (10:00 AM)

210 CAPITOL
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Dr. Teresa Boyd
Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Operations, on behalf of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM

Dr. David Carroll
Executive Director, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, on behalf of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Dr. Patricia Hayes
Chief Consultant, Office of Women’s Health Services, on behalf of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Panel two

Mr. Jeremy Butler
CEO, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM

Ms. Joy Ilem
National Legislative Director, Disabled Veterans of America

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM

Mr. Roscoe Butler
Associate Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM

Text of Legislation

  • HR 1163, VA Hiring Enhancement Act [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 1527, Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 2628, VET CARE Act of 2019 [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 2645, Newborn Care Improvement Act [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 2681, Availability of prosthetics for women veterans [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 2752, VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 2798, Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 2816, Vietnam- Era Veterans Choice Act [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 2972, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the communications of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to services available for women veterans, and for other purposes [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 2982, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study of the barriers for women veterans to health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 3036, To improve the provision of health care to women veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 3224, Women Veterans Equal Access to Quality Care Act [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 3636, The Caring for Women Veterans Act [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 3798, Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • HR 3867, Violence Against Women Veterans Act of 2019 [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • ; HR 4096, To amend.. to require an annual report on veterans’ access to gender specific services under community care contracts, and for other purposes [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • Draft bill, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Office of Women’s Health, and for other purposes [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]

Hearing Record

  • Hearing: Witness List (Update #1) [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 10:43 PM
  • Final Printed Hearing [PDF] Added 03/08/2021 at 12:20 PM

First Published: September 3, 2019 at 12:19 PM
Last Updated: March 8, 2021 at 12:20 PM


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