3.0.0 2612 2023-01-12T17:53:04Z 2023-01-12T17:53:04Z House H HR 2007-06-07 110 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2007-06-28T13:11:14Z Referred to 2007-06-07T14:05:05Z Mental Health Care for Our Wounded Warriors Act 110 1196 S 2007-05-04 Star Print ordered on S.1196. Related bill CRS 2007-06-28 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2007-06-07 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2007-06-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1241-1242) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 N C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2007-06-07 True L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2007-06-07 True B001258 Rep. Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2] Nancy Boyda D KS E. 2 2007-06-07 True G000554 Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8] Gabrielle Giffords D AZ 8 2007-06-07 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2007-06-07 True C001058 Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] Ben Chandler D KY 6 2007-06-07 True S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2007-06-07 True K000365 Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8] Steve Kagen D WI 8 2007-06-19 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2007-06-27 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2007-06-27 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2007-06-27 False G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2007-06-27 False R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2007-07-11 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2007-07-13 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2007-07-24 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2007-08-04 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedure Brain Congress Congress and military policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Department of Defense Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Education Employee training Executive reorganization Families Family services Government Operations and Politics Head injuries Health Health planning Higher education Iraq compilation Law Legislation Medical education Medical personnel Medical research Mental depression Mental health Mental health services Military dependents Military medicine Military pay Minorities Minority health Neurology Post-traumatic stress disorder Preventive medicine Psychologists Psychology Recruiting of employees Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Veterans' medical care War casualties Women Women soldiers Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-06-07 Introduced in House 2007-09-10T16:29:48Z Mental Health Care for Our Wounded Warriors Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) members of the Armed Forces (members) deserve the best possible treatment for mental and physical illnesses and injuries sustained while in military service; (2) members should have access to mental health providers; (3) mental health disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should be treated with an urgency similar to physical ailments incurred by members; (4) there is a need to recruit, train, and retain more mental health care professionals to diagnose and treat members; and (5) there is a continued need for research, new treatments, and best practices for treating PTSD, as well as a long-term strategy for recruiting, training, and retaining the mental health workforce of the Department of Defense (DOD).

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish at least two centers of excellence in military mental health for, among other things, the development and implementation of DOD strategy for the prevention, identification, and treatment of combat-related mental health conditions, with an emphasis on PTSD and traumatic brain injury.

Requires a report from the Secretary to the congressional defense committees on appropriate actions to address current personnel shortages in the DOD mental health workforce.

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