US Congress House Bill 8068 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on August 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-10-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide mental health and suicide prevention outreach to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. Specifically, the bill requires that each VA medical center have a full-time minority veteran coordinator. The coordinator must receive training in the delivery of culturally appropriate mental health and suicide prevention services to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. Further, the suicide prevention coordinator and minority veteran coordinator of each VA medical center must develop and disseminate a written plan for conducting mental health and suicide prevention outreach to all tribes and urban Indian health organizations within the area of the medical center.

American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act

Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]

Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]

Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]

Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2020-09-10	House	Committee Hearings Held.
2020-08-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-08-18	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8068/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8068/BILLS-116hr8068ih.pdf