US Congress House Bill 1801 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Warrior Wellness Act directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to report to congressional committees on its shortage of mental health providers and include a strategy to better recruit and retain mental health providers. DOD must report on the practices for prescribing medication during a specified period that were inconsistent with the post-traumatic stress disorder medication guidelines developed by DOD and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force must each establish a monitoring program to (1) periodically review the medication prescribing practices of providers and report the results to DOD and the VHA, and (2) establish procedures to address prescribing practices that are inconsistent with post-traumatic stress disorder medication guidelines developed by the departments.

Warrior Wellness Act

Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Joe Cunningham [D-SC]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2019-03-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2019-03-14	House	Introduced in House

HB2500 (Related) 2020-08-11 - Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1801/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1801/BILLS-116hr1801ih.pdf