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S. 2487 · 114th Congress

Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act

Law · 114-188 · Jun 30, 2016
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  1. Senate Introduced Feb 3, 2016
  2. Senate Passed Jun 7, 2016
  3. House Passed Jun 21, 2016
  4. President To the President Jun 23, 2016
  5. President Signed Jun 30, 2016
  6. Law Jun 30, 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jun 30, 2016

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed 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) such programs with the highest satisfaction rates among women veterans.

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 (Jun 30, 2016): Became Public Law No: 114-188.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 3, 2016

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Feb 3, 2016
  2. Senate Passed Jun 7, 2016
  3. House Passed Jun 21, 2016
  4. President To the President Jun 23, 2016
  5. President Signed Jun 30, 2016
  6. Law Jun 30, 2016

No recorded floor vote found.