US Congress Senate Bill 711 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-4)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance for the provision of an in-person mental health screening for each member of the Armed Forces deployed in connection with a contingency operation, in order to identify post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suicidal tendencies, and other behavioral health issues for which additional care and treatment may be necessary. Excludes from such screenings members not subjected or exposed to combat stress during their deployment. Requires the Secretary to share screening results with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in order to ensure continuity of mental health care and treatment for such members during their transition from health care and treatment provided by the Department of Defense (DOD) to health care and treatment provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009

Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D-AR]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-25		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB2058 (Same As) 2009-04-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/711/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s711/BILLS-111s711is.pdf