US Congress House Bill 2915 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-6)
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-10 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to identify: (1) VA mental health care and suicide prevention programs that are most effective for women veterans, and (2) those programs with the highest satisfaction rates among women veterans. (Sec. 3) It is the sense of Congress that veterans who experience combat-related mental health wounds should have immediate and consistent access to comprehensive mental health care. The VA shall: establish standards and procedures to ensure that each covered veteran may access VA mental health care in a manner that fully accommodates the veteran's obligation to not improperly disclose classified information; and disseminate guidance to Veterans Health Administration employees, including mental health professionals, regarding these standards and procedures. "Covered veteran" means a veteran who: (1) is enrolled in the VA health care system; (2) is seeking mental health treatment; and (3) in the course of serving in the Armed Forces participated in a sensitive (classified) mission or served in a sensitive unit primarily involved in training for the conduct of, or conducting, special activities or classified missions.

Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act

Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-10	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-02-09	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2016-02-09	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-02-09	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H630)
2016-02-09	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2915.
2016-02-09	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H630-633)
2016-02-09	House	Mr. Abraham moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2015-12-03	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 278.
2015-12-03	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-365.
2015-09-17	House	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2015-09-17	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-07-22	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2015-07-22	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-07-14	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-07-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-06-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2015-06-25	House	Introduced in House

SB2487 (Same As) 2016-06-30 - Became Public Law No: 114-188. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2915/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2915/BILLS-114hr2915ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2915/BILLS-114hr2915rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2915/BILLS-114hr2915eh.pdf