WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Respite care

S. 3657, The Military Child Care Act of 2008

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3657 would provide additional respite care for spouses of members of the Armed Forces who deploy overseas....

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H.R. 6215, The Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6215 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program....

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S. 2921, The Caring for Wounded Warriors Act of 2008

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2921 would require pilot programs on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, and it would require a pilot program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members....

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S. 2741, The Disability Savings Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2741 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for disability savings accounts....

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S. 2674, The America's Wounded Warriors Act

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2674 would amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance procedures for the retirement of members of the Armed Forces for disability and to improve and enhance authorities for the rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans....

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H.R. 5509, The Noble Warrior Act

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5509 would amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance procedures for the retirement of members of the Armed Forces for disability and to improve and enhance authorities for the rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans....

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H.R. 5028, The Fairness in Autism Treatment Act of 2007

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5028 would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group health plans provide coverage for pervasive developmental disorders such as autism....

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S. 2141, The Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2141 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program....

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H.R. 2855, The Wounded Heroes' Bill of Rights Act

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2855 would provide for transitional emergency assistance to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who are severely injured while serving on active duty, it would expand and improve programs for caregiver services for those members and veterans, and it would require improved screening and care for traumatic brain injury for returning servicemembers and veterans....

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H.R. 2188, The Kinship Caregiver Support Act

Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2188 would establish kinship navigator programs, and it would establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children....

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H.R. 1279, The Direct Support Professionals Fairness and Security Act of 2007

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1279 would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide funds to States to enable them to increase the wages paid to targeted direct support professionals in providing services to individuals with disabilities under the Medicaid Program....

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S. 661, The Kinship Caregiver Support Act

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 661 would establish kinship navigator programs and establish guardianship assistance payments for children....

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S. 1182, The Veterans Health Care Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $11.95

Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1182 would expand or establish a number of health care benefits for veterans. In particular, the bill would authorize the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide medical care to infants born in VA hospitals, to reimburse certain veterans who seek emergency care from non-VA medical facilities, and to hire additional specialists who provide care for blind veterans. The bill also would allow veterans in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina who otherwise would not be eligib...

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