HOUSE 2435116th CongressCommittee Hearings Held.
Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act
- Last Action
- 7/23/2020
Actions
- 2020-07-23Committee Hearings Held.
- 2019-05-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-05-01Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2019-05-01Introduced in House
- 2019-05-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-01 (00)
Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to report on and make recommendations regarding the use of public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment and therapy for veterans.
Cosponsors (20)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- Mark Meadows (R-NC)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Filemon Vela (D-TX)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Dean Phillips (D-MN)
- Robert Latta (R-OH)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Cathy Rodgers (R-WA)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
- Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' medical care
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