S2465-118

Introduced

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 25, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Veterans Affairs.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HB851C330C14A4ADF8CEC796537B2BDE8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delivering Optimally Urgent Labor Access for Veterans Affairs Act of 2023 or the DOULA for VA Act of 2023.
  • Section H584EB6EEDBA243DCA0EB22C17B3C5F1E: 2. Pilot program on doula support for veterans Congress finds the following: There are approximately 2,300,000 women within the veteran population in the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Veterans Affairs

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Veterans Affairs

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 25, 2023

Mr. Booker (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Healthcare Veterans Affairs
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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