Whole Veteran Act
Public Law 116-185 · H.R. 2359 · 116th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Oct 30, 2020 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA-17)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Tim Ryan, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Whole Veteran Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on the implementation of its whole health approach to health care. The report must include an analysis of the accessibility and availability of a variety of services, including hypnosis and acupuncture. The whole health model is a holistic approach that looks at the many areas of life that may affect health in order to make a health plan suited for each individual based on his or her health goals.
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
The record lists no related bills.
Data notes
Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Oct 30, 2020Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 116-185.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 20, 2020FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Oct 6, 2020FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 1, 2020FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 22, 2019CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- May 21, 2019FloorFloor · 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. 2359.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 17, 2019CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 47.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-71.
- May 8, 2019CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 2, 2019CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 25, 2019CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
Data notes
Every action the Library of Congress lists for the bill, from introduction to signing, plus the dated committee hearings. The source lists many steps twice (the chamber’s own entry and the Library of Congress copy, or a presidential and a became-law entry with the same words); those are shown once. Amendments are listed in their own section.
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.