118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1028Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2023

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

Armed forces and national security
Introduced Mar 29, 2023
Last action Mar 29, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Referred
Mar 29, 2023
Veterans' Affairs
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill modifies and implements policies and procedures related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and benefits for veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma (MST), which is generally defined as physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment that occurred while the veteran was serving in the military. In the case of any veteran who claims that a covered mental health condition (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder) based on MST was incurred or aggravated by active service, the VA must consider (1) a diagnosis of the condition by a mental health professional, (2) a medically proven link between current symptoms and MST, and...

Provisions · 13 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
1 provision
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Timeline · 2 actions
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 29, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.