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Senate Bill 1319
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Community Care Core Competency Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 8, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 8, 2017
Latest Action
Jun 8, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1319
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Democrat
Dick Durbin
Illinois
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Community Care Core Competency Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a program to furnish continuing medical education material to non-VA medical professionals, with the goal of: (1) increasing knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to veterans, and (2) improving outreach to veterans and family members.

The program must include education on: (1) dealing with patients who are veterans or family members; (2) identifying and treating common mental and physical conditions of veterans and family members; and (3) the VA health care system.

The VA shall: (1) carry out such program for five years on a VA website at no cost to participating non-VA medical professionals, and (2) ensure that the program is accredited in as many states as practicable.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
June 8, 2017
Related Bills (3)
Jun 06, 2018
Became Public Law 115-182
11
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2372
VA MISSION Act of 2018
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
May 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
24
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2906
VA MISSION Act of 2018
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Dec 05, 2017
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 2193
Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
06/08/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
06/08/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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