Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014
Public Law 113-257 · H.R. 4276 · 113th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Dec 18, 2014 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA-6)
Cosponsors (6): Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Rep. William Enyart,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to alter the reporting requirements under the pilot program to assess the effectiveness of providing assistance to eligible veterans with traumatic brain injury to enhance their rehabilitation, quality of life, and community integration.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit reports to the congressional veterans committees on the pilot program for each quarter occurring between January 1, 2015, and September 30, 2017. Requires each quarterly report to include for the preceding quarter:
• the number of individuals who participated in the pilot program,
• the number of individuals who successfully completed the program,
• the degree to which pilot program participants and their family members were satisfied with the program, and
• the interim findings and conclusions of the Secretary regarding the success of the program and recommendations for improving it.
Requires the Secretary to include in the report the Secretary submits to the congressional veterans committees after the completion of the pilot program:
• an evaluation of the pilot program in light of the VA's independent living programs, including an assessment of whether the pilot program should be incorporated into such independent living programs; and
• recommendations for improving the pilot program.
Replaces references to "assisted living" with the term "community-based brain injury residential rehabilitative care," including rehabilitation services within the meaning of such care.
Requires this Act and its amendments to be carried out using funds already available for such purposes.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Veterans' Affairs Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Health Subcommittee
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Related bills
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S. 3014Related bill
Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Dec 18, 2014Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 113-257.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 17, 2014FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 16, 2014FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 15, 2014FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 17, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 16, 2014FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4276.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 15, 2014CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 445.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 113-598.
- Sep 10, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 24, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 18, 2014CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.