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]
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.
Title
No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act
Sponsors
Sen. John Thune [R-SD] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT] |
Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH] |
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-09-08 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care quality
Mental health
Performance measurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Telephone and wireless communication
Veterans' medical care
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care quality
Mental health
Performance measurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Telephone and wireless communication
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3304/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s3304/BILLS-114s3304is.pdf |