US SB3304 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-4)
Status: Introduced on September 8 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop: a quality assurance document for carrying out the toll-free Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), including at backup call centers; and a plan to ensure that each telephone call, text message, and other communication received by the VCL, including at backup call centers, is answered in a timely manner by a person, consistent with the guidance established by the American Association of Suicidology.

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Title

No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-09-08SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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