3.0.0 902 2023-01-11T19:45:52Z 2023-01-11T19:45:52Z Senate S S 2007-03-15 110 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-15T22:08:06Z Coming Together for Guard and Reserve Families Act 110 1541 HR 2007-04-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2007-10-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12347-12349) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-15 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2007-03-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3209) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-03-15 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-03-15 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-03-15 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2007-03-15 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-03-15 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-03-15 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-03-19 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2007-03-19 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2007-03-20 False O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-03-21 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2007-04-11 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2007-04-17 False B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2007-04-26 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-04-26 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-05-02 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2007-05-15 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-06-29 False Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Ambulatory care Armed forces abroad Armed forces reserves Child care workers Child health Child psychology Child welfare Clinics Community health services Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Defense contracts Disabled Families Family services Government Operations and Politics Health Infants Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Marriage counseling Married people Mental health services Military dependents Military medicine National Guard Parents Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Stress (Psychology) Telemedicine Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-03-15 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-11T17:06:09Z Coming Together for National Guard and Reserve Families Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enhance and improve Department of Defense (DOD) programs to provide family support for families of members of the National Guard and Reserve undergoing deployment (members). Requires such support to include post-deployment assistance for spouses and parents of returning members.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a pilot program of family-to-family support for families of such members; and (2) contract for support services for children, infants, and toddlers of such members.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly expand and enhance access to mental health services for families of members who are disabled during military service.

Requires a report from the Comptroller General to Congress on barriers to access to mental health services through TRICARE (a DOD managed health care program), including the number of providers under TRICARE that are located more than 40 miles from a military installation.

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