US Congress House Bill 2751 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-3)
Status: Introduced on August 1 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Joining Forces for Military Mental Health Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, through community partnerships with private nonprofit organizations, to carry out a three-year pilot program assessing the enhancement of Department of Defense (DOD) efforts in research, treatment, education, and outreach on mental health and substance use disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in members of the National Guard and Reserves and their family members and caregivers. Allows the Secretary, using a competitive or merit-based award process, to award up to five grants to such community partners, provided that the awardee agrees to make matching contributions from nonfederal sources (whether public or private) of at least $3 for each $1 provided under the grant. Requires grant-seeking organizations to submit an application including a description of proposed collaboration initiatives and existing research efforts.

Joining Forces for Military Mental Health Act

Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-09-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2011-08-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

SB1465 (Same As) 2011-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5194-5195)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2751/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2751/BILLS-112hr2751ih.pdf