# 114-hr-3989: Support Our Military Caregivers Act

114-hr-3989, Support Our Military Caregivers Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3989
- Congress: 114
- Title: Support Our Military Caregivers Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-11-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Support Our Military Caregivers Act This bill permits an individual to elect to have an independent contractor perform an external clinical review of any of the following: a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denial of an individual's application to be a caregiver or family caregiver eligible for VA benefits; with respect to an approved application, a VA determination of the level or amount of personal care services that a veteran requires; a request by a caregiver or family caregiver for a reconsideration of the level or amount of personal care services that a veteran requires based on post-application changes; and a revocation of benefits by the VA. The VA shall ensure that each external clinical review is completed and the individual is notified in writing of the results within 120 days of the election.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2016-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] (R-NY), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2016-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2016-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2016-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- ED ROYCE (R-CA), 2016-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2016-05-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2646: Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3989 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3989)

## Related
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-2646: Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2646)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-893)
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