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Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009

Congress has now returned from its August recess. A number of bills important to veterans and their families have been approved and reported at the Committee level but are waiting for a full vote and final Congressional passage. One extremely important measure in the U.S. Senate is S. 252, the Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009. This bill was sponsored by Senator Daniel Akaka (HI), Chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and is co-sponsored by Senator Richard Burr (NC), the Committee’s Ranking Member, as well as seven other Senators. This comprehensive bill includes provisions to improve Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) personnel programs; improvements in VA health care services; enhancements in women veterans’ care; expansion of mental health services, new programs in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and expansions in VA programs for homeless veterans.

VVA has testified on many of the provisions incorporated into this bill. In fact Congress considered many of these provisions in 2008, but they were not passed due to disagreements over unrelated issues. Veterans and their families need your help to get this bill enacted into law this year.

VVA urges you to contact your two U.S. Senators to request their support for passage of S. 252, the Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009.

As always, VVA thanks you for your advocacy on behalf of our nation’s veterans.