US Congress House Bill 5030 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a management review and submit reports on mental health and suicide prevention efforts carried out by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill requires the GAO to conduct a management review of the mental health and suicide prevention services provided by the VA. The bill also requires the GAO to report on the VA's efforts to (1) manage veterans at high risk for suicide, (2) integrate mental health care into VA primary care clinics, and (3) integrate community-based mental health care (care provided by a non-VA provider but paid for by the VA) into the Veterans Health Administration.

VA Suicide Prevention Services Accountability Act

Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-11-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-11-08	House	Introduced in House

SB786 (Related) 2019-03-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB785 (Related) 2020-10-17 - Became Public Law No: 116-171. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5030/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5030/BILLS-116hr5030ih.pdf