US Congress House Bill 5986 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 16-6-1)
Status: Introduced on May 29 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-05-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Bill Mulder and Ryan Larkin Posttraumatic Growth Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a two-year pilot program to study the effectiveness of nonprofit post-traumatic growth programs to determine: (1) the outcomes of such programs in contrast to traditional models of mental health care, (2) the possible integration of such nonprofit programs into VA mental health care programs, and (3) the budgetary impact of such integration. Veterans who are at risk of suicide and not participating in traditional mental health treatment are eligible for such program.

Bill Mulder and Ryan Larkin Posttraumatic Growth Act

Rep. Scott Taylor [R-VA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]
Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]
Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2018-05-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2018-05-29	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5986/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5986/BILLS-115hr5986ih.pdf