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This act addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and care for certain children with spina bifida or other birth defects. The act requires the VA to provide health care, job training, and monetary benefits for the duration of the child's life. The act covers a child, regardless of age or marital status, who (1) has spina bifida and is the natural child of a Vietnam veteran or a veteran of specified service in Korea or Thailand who was conceived after the date on which the veteran entered service in Vietnam, Korea, or Thailand; or (2) has certain birth defects and is the natural c… Read the full official summary This act addresses Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and care for certain children with spina bifida or other birth defects. The act requires the VA to provide health care, job training, and monetary benefits for the duration of the child's life. The act covers a child, regardless of age or marital status, who (1) has spina bifida and is the natural child of a Vietnam veteran or a veteran of specified service in Korea or Thailand who was conceived after the date on which the veteran entered service in Vietnam, Korea, or Thailand; or (2) has certain birth defects and is the natural child of a woman Vietnam veteran. The act requires the VA to establish an advisory council on health care and benefits for covered children. Additionally, the VA must establish care and coordination teams for covered children. At least every 180 days, the teams must conduct outreach to ensure the continued care of the children and assist with any necessary changes in care. The VA must report to Congress a list of conditions that will trigger outreach to covered children and must attempt to contact such children as soon as practicable after the identification of a condition. The Veterans Benefits Administration and the Veterans Health Administration must enter into a memorandum of understanding to better assist covered children.
How Congress voted HOYER, Steny Hamilton (D-MD): yes MFUME, Kweisi (D-MD): yes PELOSI, Nancy (D-CA): yes PALLONE, Frank, Jr. (D-NJ): yes NEAL, Richard Edmund (D-MA): yes SCHIFF, Adam (D-CA): yes LYNCH, Stephen F. (D-MA): yes MCCOLLUM, Betty (D-MN): yes LARSEN, Richard Ray (Rick) (D-WA): yes GRIJALVA, Raúl M. (D-AZ): yes SÁNCHEZ, Linda T. (D-CA): yes SCOTT, David (D-GA): yes CASE, Ed (D-HI): yes RUPPERSBERGER, C. A. Dutch (D-MD): yes COSTA, Jim (D-CA): yes WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Debbie (D-FL): yes CLEAVER, Emanuel, II (D-MO): yes HIGGINS, Brian (D-NY): yes GREEN, Al (D-TX): yes CUELLAR, Henry (D-TX): yes MOORE, Gwendolynne S. (Gwen) (D-WI): yes MATSUI, Doris (D-CA): yes COURTNEY, Joe (D-CT): yes CASTOR, Kathy (D-FL): yes JOHNSON, Hank (D-GA): yes SARBANES, John (D-MD): yes CLARKE, Yvette Diane (D-NY): yes COHEN, Stephen (D-TN): yes FOSTER, Bill (D-IL): yes CARSON, André (D-IN): yes HIMES, James A. (D-CT): yes PINGREE, Chellie (D-ME): yes TITUS, Alice (Dina) (D-NV): yes TONKO, Paul (D-NY): yes CONNOLLY, Gerald E. (Gerry) (D-VA): yes QUIGLEY, Mike (D-IL): yes CHU, Judy (D-CA): yes GARAMENDI, John (D-CA): yes SEWELL, Terri (D-AL): yes WILSON, Frederica (D-FL): yes KEATING, William R. (D-MA): yes BONAMICI, Suzanne (D-OR): yes HUFFMAN, Jared (D-CA): yes BERA, Ami (D-CA): yes SWALWELL, Eric (D-CA): yes BROWNLEY, Julia (D-CA): yes CÁRDENAS, Tony (D-CA): yes RUIZ, Raul (D-CA): yes TAKANO, Mark (D-CA): yes VARGAS, Juan (D-CA): yes PETERS, Scott (D-CA): yes FRANKEL, Lois (D-FL): yes SCHNEIDER, Brad (D-IL): yes HORSFORD, Steven (D-NV): yes KUSTER, Ann McLane (D-NH): yes MENG, Grace (D-NY): yes JEFFRIES, Hakeem (D-NY): yes BEATTY, Joyce (D-OH): yes CARTWRIGHT, Matt (D-PA): yes CASTRO, Joaquin (D-TX): yes VEASEY, Marc (D-TX): yes KILMER, Derek (D-WA): yes POCAN, Mark (D-WI): yes KELLY, Robin L. (D-IL): yes KILDEE, Dan (D-MI): yes CLARK, Katherine M. (D-MA): yes GALLEGO, Ruben (D-AZ): yes DESAULNIER, Mark James (D-CA): yes AGUILAR, Peter Rey (D-CA): yes LIEU, Ted (D-CA): yes TORRES, Norma Judith (D-CA): yes MOULTON, Seth (D-MA): yes DINGELL, Debbie (D-MI): yes NORCROSS, Donald (D-NJ): yes WATSON COLEMAN, Bonnie (D-NJ): yes ADAMS, Alma (D-NC): yes BOYLE, Brendan Francis (D-PA): yes BEYER, Donald Sternoff Jr. (D-VA): yes EVANS, Dwight (D-PA): yes BARRAGÁN, Nanette Diaz (D-CA): yes BLUNT ROCHESTER, Lisa (D-DE): yes CARBAJAL, Salud (D-CA): yes CORREA, Jose Luis (D-CA): yes ESPAILLAT, Adriano J. (D-NY): yes GONZALEZ, Vicente, Jr. (D-TX): yes GOTTHEIMER, Josh S. (D-NJ): yes JAYAPAL, Pramila (D-WA): yes KHANNA, Ro (D-CA): yes KRISHNAMOORTHI, S. Raja (D-IL): yes PANETTA, James Varni (D-CA): yes RASKIN, Jamie Ben (D-MD): yes SOTO, Darren Michael (D-FL): yes GOMEZ, Jimmy (D-CA): yes MORELLE, Joseph (D-NY): yes SCANLON, Mary Gay (D-PA): yes WILD, Susan (D-PA): yes ALLRED, Colin (D-TX): yes CASTEN, Sean (D-IL): yes CRAIG, Angela (D-MN): yes CROW, Jason (D-CO): yes DAVIDS, Sharice (D-KS): yes DEAN, Madeleine (D-PA): yes ESCOBAR, Veronica (D-TX): yes FLETCHER, Elizabeth (D-TX): yes GARCÍA, Jesús (D-IL): yes GARCIA, Sylvia (D-TX): yes GOLDEN, Jared (D-ME): yes HARDER, Josh (D-CA): yes HAYES, Jahana (D-CT): yes HOULAHAN, Christina (D-PA): yes KIM, Andy (D-NJ): yes LEE, Susie (D-NV): yes LEVIN, Mike (D-CA): yes McBATH, Lucy (D-GA): yes NEGUSE, Joseph (D-CO): yes OCASIO-CORTEZ, Alexandria (D-NY): yes OMAR, Ilhan (D-MN): yes PAPPAS, Chris (D-NH): yes PHILLIPS, Dean (D-MN): yes PORTER, Katie (D-CA): yes PRESSLEY, Ayanna (D-MA): yes SCHRIER, Kim (D-WA): yes SHERRILL, Mikie (D-NJ): yes SLOTKIN, Elissa (D-MI): yes SPANBERGER, Abigail (D-VA): yes STANTON, Greg (D-AZ): yes STEVENS, Haley (D-MI): yes TLAIB, Rashida (D-MI): yes TRAHAN, Lori (D-MA): yes TRONE, David (D-MD): yes UNDERWOOD, Lauren (D-IL): yes WEXTON, Jennifer (D-VA): yes AUCHINCLOSS, Jake (D-MA): yes BOWMAN, Jamaal (D-NY): yes BUSH, Cori (D-MO): yes JACOBS, Sara (D-CA): yes LEGER FERNANDEZ, Teresa (D-NM): yes MANNING, Kathy E. (D-NC): yes MRVAN, Frank J. (D-IN): yes ROSS, Deborah K. (D-NC): yes STRICKLAND, Marilyn (D-WA): yes TORRES, Ritchie (D-NY): yes WILLIAMS, Nikema (D-GA): yes CARTER, Troy (D-LA): yes STANSBURY, Melanie Ann (D-NM): yes BROWN, Shontel M. (D-OH): yes CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Sheila (D-FL): yes RYAN, Patrick (D-NY): yes BALINT, Becca (D-VT): yes BUDZINSKI, Nikki (D-IL): yes CARAVEO, Yadira (D-CO): yes CASAR, Greg (D-TX): yes CROCKETT, Jasmine (D-TX): yes DAVIS, Don (D-NC): yes DELUZIO, Chris (D-PA): yes FOUSHEE, Valerie (D-NC): yes FROST, Maxwell (D-FL): yes GARCIA, Robert (D-CA): yes GOLDMAN, Daniel (D-NY): yes HOYLE, Val (D-OR): yes IVEY, Glenn (D-MD): yes JACKSON, Jonathan (D-IL): yes JACKSON, Jeff (D-NC): yes KAMLAGER-DOVE, Sydney (D-CA): yes LANDSMAN, Greg (D-OH): yes LEE, Summer (D-PA): yes MCGARVEY, Morgan (D-KY): yes MENENDEZ, Robert (D-NJ): yes MOSKOWITZ, Jared (D-FL): yes MULLIN, Kevin (D-CA): yes NICKEL, Wiley (D-NC): yes PEREZ, Marie Gluesenkamp (D-WA): yes PETTERSEN, Brittany (D-CO): yes RAMIREZ, Delia (D-IL): yes SALINAS, Andrea (D-OR): yes SCHOLTEN, Hillary (D-MI): yes SORENSEN, Eric (D-IL): yes SYKES, Emilia (D-OH): yes THANEDAR, Shri (D-MI): yes TOKUDA, Jill (D-HI): yes VASQUEZ, Gabriel (D-NM): yes MCCLELLAN, Jennifer (D-VA): yes DeLAURO, Rosa L. (D-CT): yes ESHOO, Anna Georges (D-CA): yes BISHOP, Sanford Dixon, Jr. (D-GA): yes THOMPSON, Bennie (D-MS): yes NADLER, Jerrold Lewis (D-NY): yes VELÁZQUEZ, Nydia M. (D-NY): yes LOFGREN, Zoe (D-CA): yes DOGGETT, Lloyd Alton, II (D-TX): yes JACKSON LEE, Sheila (D-TX): yes BLUMENAUER, Earl (D-OR): yes SHERMAN, Brad (D-CA): yes DEGETTE, Diana (D-CO): yes DAVIS, Danny K. (D-IL): yes McGOVERN, James P. (D-MA): yes PASCRELL, William J., Jr. (D-NJ): yes SMITH, Adam (D-WA): yes MEEKS, Gregory W. (D-NY): yes LEE, Barbara (D-CA): yes THOMPSON, Michael (D-CA): yes NAPOLITANO, Grace Flores (D-CA): yes LARSON, John B. (D-CT): yes SCHAKOWSKY, Janice D. (D-IL): yes DELBENE, Suzan K. (D-WA): yes PAYNE, Donald, Jr. (D-NJ): yes CLYBURN, James Enos (D-SC): yes SCOTT, Robert C. (D-VA): yes KAPTUR, Marcia Carolyn (Marcy) (D-OH): did not vote PELTOLA, Mary Sattler (D-AK): did not vote MAGAZINER, Seth (D-RI): did not vote WATERS, Maxine (D-CA): did not vote SMITH, Adrian (R-NE): did not vote SCALISE, Steve (R-LA): did not vote CRENSHAW, Daniel (R-TX): did not vote BENTZ, Cliff (R-OR): did not vote PFLUGER, August (R-TX): did not vote LUNA, Anna (R-FL): did not vote LUCAS, Frank D. (R-OK): did not vote ROGERS, Harold Dallas (Hal) (R-KY): yes SMITH, Christopher Henry (R-NJ): yes ISSA, Darrell (R-CA): yes GRAVES, Samuel (R-MO): yes WILSON, Joe (R-SC): yes ROGERS, Mike Dennis (R-AL): yes DIAZ-BALART, Mario (R-FL): yes TURNER, Michael R. (R-OH): yes COLE, Tom (R-OK): yes BURGESS, Michael C. (R-TX): yes CARTER, John R. (R-TX): yes FOXX, Virginia Ann (R-NC): yes McHENRY, Patrick T. (R-NC): yes MCCAUL, Michael T. (R-TX): yes MCMORRIS RODGERS, Cathy (R-WA): yes MCCARTHY, Kevin (R-CA): yes LAMBORN, Doug (R-CO): yes BUCHANAN, Vernon G. (R-FL): yes WALBERG, Tim (R-MI): yes JORDAN, Jim (R-OH): yes LATTA, Robert E. (R-OH): yes WITTMAN, Robert J. (R-VA): yes BILIRAKIS, Gus (R-FL): yes McCLINTOCK, Tom (R-CA): yes POSEY, Bill (R-FL): yes GUTHRIE, Brett (R-KY): yes LUETKEMEYER, Blaine (R-MO): yes THOMPSON, Glenn (R-PA): yes GOSAR, Paul (R-AZ): yes SCHWEIKERT, David (R-AZ): yes CRAWFORD, Rick (R-AR): yes WOMACK, Steve (R-AR): yes WEBSTER, Daniel A. (R-FL): yes SCOTT, Austin (R-GA): yes BUCSHON, Larry (R-IN): yes HARRIS, Andy (R-MD): yes HUIZENGA, Bill (R-MI): yes JOHNSON, Bill (R-OH): yes KELLY, Mike (R-PA): yes DUNCAN, Jeff (R-SC): yes FLEISCHMANN, Chuck (R-TN): yes DESJARLAIS, Scott (R-TN): yes GRIFFITH, H. Morgan (R-VA): yes AMODEI, Mark E. (R-NV): yes LAMALFA, Doug (R-CA): yes VALADAO, David G. (R-CA): yes BARR, Garland H. (Andy), IV (R-KY): yes WAGNER, Ann (R-MO): yes HUDSON, Richard (R-NC): yes WENSTRUP, Brad (R-OH): yes JOYCE, David (R-OH): yes PERRY, Scott (R-PA): yes WEBER, Randy (R-TX): yes WILLIAMS, Roger (R-TX): yes SMITH, Jason (R-MO): yes PALMER, Gary James (R-AL): yes HILL, French (R-AR): yes BUCK, Kenneth Robert (R-CO): yes CARTER, Buddy (R-GA): yes LOUDERMILK, Barry D. (R-GA): yes ALLEN, Rick W. (R-GA): yes BOST, Mike (R-IL): yes GRAVES, Garret (R-LA): yes MOOLENAAR, John (R-MI): yes EMMER, Thomas Earl, II (R-MN): yes ZINKE, Ryan (R-MT): yes STEFANIK, Elise M. (R-NY): yes ROUZER, David (R-NC): yes BABIN, Brian (R-TX): yes NEWHOUSE, Daniel Milton (R-WA): yes MOONEY, Alex X. (R-WV): yes GROTHMAN, Glenn (R-WI): yes KELLY, Trent (R-MS): yes LAHOOD, Darin (R-IL): yes WESTERMAN, Bruce (R-AR): yes DAVIDSON, Warren (R-OH): yes COMER, James (R-KY): yes ARRINGTON, Jodey Cook (R-TX): yes BACON, Donald J. (R-NE): yes BANKS, James E. (R-IN): yes BERGMAN, John (R-MI): yes BIGGS, Andrew S. (R-AZ): yes DUNN, Neal Patrick (R-FL): yes FERGUSON, Anderson Drew IV (R-GA): yes FITZPATRICK, Brian K. (R-PA): yes GAETZ, Matthew L. II (R-FL): yes GALLAGHER, Michael (R-WI): yes HIGGINS, Clay (R-LA): yes JOHNSON, Mike (R-LA): yes KUSTOFF, David (R-TN): yes MAST, Brian Jeffrey (R-FL): yes RUTHERFORD, John Henry (R-FL): yes SMUCKER, Lloyd K. (R-PA): yes TENNEY, Claudia (R-NY): yes ESTES, Ron (R-KS): yes NORMAN, Ralph (R-SC): yes CURTIS, John R. (R-UT): yes LESKO, Debbie (R-AZ): yes CLOUD, Michael (R-TX): yes BALDERSON, Troy (R-OH): yes HERN, Kevin (R-OK): yes ARMSTRONG, Kelly (R-ND): yes BAIRD, James (R-IN): yes BURCHETT, Timothy (R-TN): yes CLINE, Benjamin (R-VA): yes FULCHER, Russell (R-ID): yes GOODEN, Lance (R-TX): yes GREEN, Mark E. (R-TN): yes GUEST, Michael (R-MS): yes JOHNSON, Dustin (Dusty) (R-SD): yes JOYCE, John (R-PA): yes MEUSER, Dan (R-PA): yes MILLER, Carol (R-WV): yes PENCE, Gregory (R-IN): yes RESCHENTHALER, Guy (R-PA): yes ROSE, John (R-TN): yes ROY, Charles (R-TX): yes STAUBER, Peter (R-MN): yes STEIL, Bryan (R-WI): yes STEUBE, W. Greg (R-FL): yes TIMMONS, William (R-SC): yes WALTZ, Michael (R-FL): yes BISHOP, Dan (R-NC): yes MURPHY, Gregory Francis (R-NC): yes GARCIA, Mike (R-CA): yes TIFFANY, Thomas P. (R-WI): yes BICE, Stephanie I. (R-OK): yes BOEBERT, Lauren (R-CO): yes CAMMACK, Kat (R-FL): yes CARL, Jerry L. (R-AL): yes CLYDE, Andrew S. (R-GA): yes DONALDS, Byron (R-FL): yes FALLON, Pat (R-TX): yes FEENSTRA, Randy (R-IA): yes FISCHBACH, Michelle (R-MN): yes FITZGERALD, Scott (R-WI): yes FRANKLIN, C. Scott (R-FL): yes GARBARINO, Andrew R. (R-NY): yes GIMENEZ, Carlos A. (R-FL): yes GONZALES, Tony (R-TX): yes GOOD, Bob (R-VA): yes GREENE, Marjorie Taylor (R-GA): yes HARSHBARGER, Diana (R-TN): yes HINSON, Ashley (R-IA): yes JACKSON, Ronny (R-TX): yes KIM, Young (R-CA): yes LATURNER, Jake (R-KS): yes MACE, Nancy (R-SC): yes MALLIOTAKIS, Nicole (R-NY): yes MANN, Tracey (R-KS): yes MCCLAIN, Lisa C. (R-MI): yes MILLER, Mary E. (R-IL): yes MILLER-MEEKS, Mariannette (R-IA): yes MOORE, Barry (R-AL): yes MOORE, Blake D. (R-UT): yes NEHLS, Troy E. (R-TX): yes OBERNOLTE, Jay (R-CA): yes OWENS, Burgess (R-UT): yes ROSENDALE, Matthew M., Sr. (R-MT): yes SALAZAR, Maria Elvira (R-FL): yes SPARTZ, Victoria (R-IN): yes STEEL, Michelle (R-CA): yes VAN DUYNE, Beth (R-TX): yes LETLOW, Julia (R-LA): yes ELLZEY, Jake (R-TX): yes CAREY, Mike (R-OH): yes FLOOD, Mike (R-NE): yes FINSTAD, Brad (R-MN): yes YAKYM, Rudy, III (R-IN): yes ALFORD, Mark (R-MO): yes BEAN, Aaron (R-FL): yes BRECHEEN, Josh (R-OK): yes BURLISON, Eric (R-MO): yes CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Lori (R-OR): yes CISCOMANI, Juan (R-AZ): yes COLLINS, Mike (R-GA): yes CRANE, Eli (R-AZ): yes D'ESPOSITO, Anthony (R-NY): yes DE LA CRUZ, Monica (R-TX): yes DUARTE, John (R-CA): yes EDWARDS, Chuck (R-NC): yes EZELL, Mike (R-MS): yes FRY, Russell (R-SC): yes HAGEMAN, Harriet (R-WY): yes HOUCHIN, Erin (R-IN): yes HUNT, Wesley (R-TX): yes JAMES, John (R-MI): yes KEAN, Thomas (R-NJ): yes KIGGANS, Jennifer (R-VA): yes KILEY, Kevin (R-CA): yes LALOTA, Nicholas (R-NY): yes LANGWORTHY, Nick (R-NY): yes LAWLER, Michael (R-NY): yes LEE, Laurel (R-FL): yes LUTTRELL, Morgan (R-TX): yes MCCORMICK, Rich (R-GA): yes MILLER, Max (R-OH): yes MILLS, Cory (R-FL): yes MOLINARO, Marcus (R-NY): yes MORAN, Nathaniel (R-TX): yes NUNN, Zach (R-IA): yes OGLES, Andy (R-TN): yes SANTOS, George (R-NY): yes SELF, Keith (R-TX): yes STRONG, Dale (R-AL): yes VAN ORDEN, Derrick (R-WI): yes WILLIAMS, Brandon (R-NY): yes CALVERT, Ken (R-CA): yes ADERHOLT, Robert (R-AL): yes SESSIONS, Pete (R-TX): yes GRANGER, Kay (R-TX): yes SIMPSON, Michael K. (R-ID): yes MASSIE, Thomas (R-KY): yes VAN DREW, Jefferson (R-NJ): yes
Party Yes No Didn't vote Democratic 208 0 4 Republican 214 0 7
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