H.R. 2915 · 114th Congress
Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
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Jackson Lee
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Conyers
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Frankel
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Grijalva
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Honda
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Jones
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Kuster
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Langevin
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McGovern
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Sanchez
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King
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Cleaver0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Jun 25, 2015
- House Passed Feb 9, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Feb 9, 2016
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on December 3, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to identify: (1) VA mental health care and suicide prevention programs that are most effective for women veterans, and (2) those programs with the highest satisfaction rates among women veterans.
(Sec. 3) It is the sense of Congress that veterans who experience combat-related mental health wounds should have immediate and consistent access to comprehensive mental health care.
The VA shall:
- establish standards and procedures to ensure that each covered veteran may access VA mental health care in a manner that fully accommodates the veteran's obligation to not improperly disclose classified information; and
- disseminate guidance to Veterans Health Administration employees, including mental health professionals, regarding these standards and procedures.
"Covered veteran" means a veteran who: (1) is enrolled in the VA health care system; (2) is seeking mental health treatment; and (3) in the course of serving in the Armed Forces participated in a sensitive (classified) mission or served in a sensitive unit primarily involved in training for the conduct of, or conducting, special activities or classified missions.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
Latest action (Feb 10, 2016): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 25, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Jun 25, 2015
- House Passed Feb 9, 2016
No recorded floor vote found.