US Congress Senate Bill 3235 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-09-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires 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. Post-traumatic growth is the positive psychological change that can result from struggling with traumatic events. The bill makes veterans who are not at immediate risk of attempting suicide and not participating in traditional mental health treatment eligible for such program.

Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act Veterans Post­trau­matic Growth Act

Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]

Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]

Sen. Kelly Loeffler [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-15	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.
2020-09-15	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2020-08-05	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2020-01-28	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB1997 (Same As) 2019-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3235/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3235/BILLS-116s3235is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3235/BILLS-116s3235rs.pdf