http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_1749.html?rev=6696 <p>H.R. 1749 would establish an Ombudsman in the Department of Defense to assist members of the Armed Forces seeking medical care at military medical treatment facilities.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Veterans' Care Advocate Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish within each Department of Defense (DOD) military medical treatment facility an Ombudsman for Recovering Servicemembers to act as a liaison for recovering servicemembers and their families with respect to their evaluation and care under the physical disability evaluation systems.</p> <p>Defines as &quot;recovering servicemembers&quot; those in a medical hold or holdover status due to an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated while on active duty.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/26/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 6696@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_1749.html?rev=6697 <p>H.R. 1749 would establish an Ombudsman in the Department of Defense to assist members of the Armed Forces seeking medical care at military medical treatment facilities.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Veterans' Care Advocate Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish within each Department of Defense (DOD) military medical treatment facility an Ombudsman for Recovering Servicemembers to act as a liaison for recovering servicemembers and their families with respect to their evaluation and care under the physical disability evaluation systems.</p> <p>Defines as &amp;quot;recovering servicemembers&amp;quot; those in a medical hold or holdover status due to an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated while on active duty.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/26/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 6697@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1749.html 6/29/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 27783@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1749.html 4/26/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 19340@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT