US Congress House Bill 897 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs. This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the P.F.C. Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support program to make grants to eligible entities for peer-to-peer mental health programs for veterans. "Eligible entity" means: (1) a nonprofit organization having historically served the mental health needs of veterans; (2) a congressionally chartered veteran service organization; or (3) a state, local, or tribal veteran service agency, director, or commissioner. The VA shall establish an advisory committee to create appropriate program standards.

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs.

Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-02-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-02-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/897/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr897/BILLS-115hr897ih.pdf