Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act

8/10/2022, 11:25 PM

Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to report on and make recommendations regarding the use of public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment and therapy for veterans.

Congress
116

Number
HR - 2435

Introduced on
2019-05-01

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

5/1/2019

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to report on and make recommendations regarding the use of public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment and therapy for veterans.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an interagency task force on the use of public lands to provide medical treatment and therapy to veterans through outdoor recreation.

Policy Areas
Armed Forces and National Security

Potential Impact
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Health promotion and preventive care
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary3/2/2020

Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to report on and make recommendations regarding the use of public lands...


Latest Action7/23/2020
Committee Hearings Held.