Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2521) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 2521 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Delivering Optimally Urgent Labor Access for Veterans Affairs Act of 2022'' or the ``DOULA for VA Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY STUDY ON DOULA SUPPORT FOR VETERANS. (a) Study.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a study on the feasibility and advisability of furnishing doula services to covered vetearns. Such study shall include an analysis of-- (1) measures taken by other Federal, State, and local entities to ensure the appropriate certification of doulas; and (2) the extent to which such measures, or similar measures, may be adequate for purposes of such furnishment. (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the findings of the study under subsection (a) that shall include a determination by the Secretary as to whether furnishing doula services to covered veterans is feasible and advisable.…”