US Congress Senate Bill 3210 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 16 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete the development of a clinical practice guideline or guidelines for the treatment of serious mental illness. Under the bill, such guidelines must address the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and persistent mood disorder (including bipolar disorder I and II). The VA must establish the Serious Mental Illness Work Group with the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services to develop such clinical practice guideline or guidelines. Finally, the VA must complete an assessment of the 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Major Depressive Disorders to determine if an update is necessary.

Improving Mental Health Care for Veterans Act of 2020

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-16	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

SB785 (Related) 2020-10-17 - Became Public Law No: 116-171. (TXT | PDF)
HB8108 (Related) 2020-09-10 - Committee Hearings Held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3210/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3210/BILLS-116s3210is.pdf