US HB948 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-2)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 8 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Embedded Mental Health Providers for Reserves Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide to each reserve member performing inactive-duty training during scheduled unit training assemblies access to mental health assessments with a licensed mental health professional, who shall be available for referrals during duty hours at the principal duty location of the member's unit. Requires all mental health services provided to be subject to and comply with applicable federal privacy and security rules. Requires each reserve member participating in annual training or individual duty training to have access, during such participation, to specified behavioral health support programs, including: (1) suicide prevention and post-suicide response, and (2) psychological health programs.
Title
Embedded Mental Health Providers for Reserves Act of 2011
Sponsors
| Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] | Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK] |
| Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] |
| Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
| Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA] | Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC] | Rep. John Larson [D-CT] | Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA] |
| Rep. James Moran [D-VA] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] |
| Rep. David Wu [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-18 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
| 2011-03-08 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. |
Same As/Similar To
SB325 (Same As) 2011-02-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military education and training
Military medicine
National Guard and reserves
Mental health
Military education and training
Military medicine
National Guard and reserves
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/948/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr948/BILLS-112hr948ih.pdf |
