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House Committee Approves the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act: 
On May 17, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs approved, by voice vote, H.R. 91, the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act, sponsored by Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA). The legislation would create a counseling program to "provide reintegration and readjustment services in group retreat settings to women veterans who are recently separated from service." The House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health approved the bill on April 6 (see The Source, 4/7/17).
Senator (D-NH) Jean Shaheen, credit US Senate*
On May 17, the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a hearing on several bills, including S. 681, the Deborah Sampson Act, and S. 804, the Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017.
S. 681: Sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), the legislation would establish a peer-to-peer assistance program for women veterans. Among other provisions, the bill would require medical facilities operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include at least one full-time or part-time women's health primary care provider.
S. 804: Sponsored by Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV), the measure would require every medical center operated by the VA to include a full-time obstetrician-gynecologist. In addition, the bill would require an examination of medical centers to ensure that they are able to meet the health needs of women veterans.
The following witnesses testified:
- Jennifer S. Lee, deputy under secretary for Health Policy and Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs;
- Louis Celli, director, National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division, The American Legion;
- Kayda Keleher, associate director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars;
- Adrian Atizado, deputy national legislative director, Disabled American Veterans;
- Allison Jaslow, executive director, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America; and
- David Cox, national president, American Federation of Government Employees.
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