US Congress Senate Bill 711 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum:
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-09-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide counseling without referral to any member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who has a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma. Such counseling may include a comprehensive individual assessment, and outpatient services shall also be available. The bill authorizes the VA to furnish mental health services to reservists. The bill also expands specified VA programs to include reservists for the provision of (1) comprehensive suicide prevention, and (2) mental health treatment for veterans who served in classified missions.

CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 Care and Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2019

Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-15	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538.
2020-09-15	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
2020-08-05	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2019-05-22	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2019-03-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB2629 (Same As) 2019-05-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB4049 (Related) 2020-08-07 - Held at the desk.
HB6395 (Related) 2021-01-02 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HR1271 (Related) 2020-12-21 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/711/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s711/BILLS-116s711is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s711/BILLS-116s711rs.pdf