H.R. 271 · 114th Congress
COVER Act
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BilirakisSponsor31 cosponsors · 13 D, 18 R
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Johnson
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Jolly
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Palazzo
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Ruiz
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Hastings
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Ryan
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Goodlatte
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Walorski
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Coffman
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Hensarling
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Rothfus
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Zinke
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Brown
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Buchanan
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Fitzpatrick
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Fleischmann
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Kuster
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Nugent
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Ros-Lehtinen
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Ross
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Walz
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Cuellar
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Cárdenas
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Pearce
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Sinema
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Black
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Napolitano
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Takano
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Duckworth
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Jones5 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act or the COVER Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 12, 2015
Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act or the COVER Act
Establishes the Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission to examine the evidence-based therapy treatment model used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for treating mental health conditions of veterans and the potential benefits of incorporating complementary alternative treatments available in non-VA facilities and study the potential increase in claims relating to mental health issues submitted by veterans who served in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn.
Directs the VA, upon a report by the Commission, to submit: (1) an action plan for implementing recommendations and a time frame for implementing complementary alternative treatments, or (2) a justification for any determination that a recommendation is not appropriate and an alternative solution to improve the efficacy of the therapy model.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: COVER Act
Also known as: Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act
Latest action (May 15, 2015): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 12, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.