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H.R. 1607 (114^th): Ruth Moore Act of 2015

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Overview

Introduced:: Mar 25, 2015
114^th Congress, 2015–2017
Status:: Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 27, 2015 but was never passed by the Senate.
Sponsor:: Chellie Pingree

Representative for Maine's 1st congressional district

Democrat
Text:: Read Text »
Last Updated: Jul 28, 2015
Length: 9 pages

History

Jun 4, 2013		Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next) This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 671 (113th).
Mar 25, 2015		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
Apr 14, 2015		Considered by Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
May 14, 2015		Considered by Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
May 21, 2015		Ordered Reported A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Jul 16, 2015		Reported by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. Read Report »
Jul 27, 2015		Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. Read Updated Text » See Changes »

H.R. 1607 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 114^th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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H.R. 1607 (114th): Ruth Moore Act of 2015