US HB4282 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on September 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop (1) a suicide prevention and lethal means training session, and (2) a suicide prevention and lethal means counseling session tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces any time after September 11, 2001.
Title
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a training session and a counseling session in suicide prevention and lethal means tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL] | Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-20 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-09-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2019-09-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Mental health
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' medical care
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Mental health
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' medical care
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4282/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4282/BILLS-116hr4282ih.pdf |
