S. 544 · 117th Congress
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as "Buddy Check Week" for…
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.
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ErnstSponsor23 cosponsors · 13 D, 9 R, 1 I
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Blackburn
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Barrasso
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Bennet
MC
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Cantwell
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Capito
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Coons
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Cotton
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Gillibrand
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Hassan
JR
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Rosen
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Sanders
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Blumenthal
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Cramer
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Hirono
MR
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Rounds
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Sullivan
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Sinema
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Murray
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Tillis
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Hickenlooper
MK
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Kelly
JM
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Manchin
SC
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Collins10 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced Mar 2, 2021
- Senate Passed Oct 7, 2021
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week each year as Buddy Check Week for the purposes of organizing outreach events and educating veterans on how to conduct peer wellness checks. The VA shall ensure that the Veterans Crisis Line has a plan for handling the potential increase in calls that may occur during such week.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate · Oct 7, 2021
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week each year as Buddy Check Week for the purposes of organizing outreach events and educating veterans on how to conduct peer wellness checks. The VA shall ensure that the Veterans Crisis Line has a plan for handling the potential increase in calls that may occur during such week.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Oct 8, 2021): Held at the desk.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 2, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Mar 2, 2021
- Senate Passed Oct 7, 2021
No recorded floor vote found.