3.0.0 1464 2022-11-15T16:33:34Z 2022-11-15T16:33:34Z House H HR 2013-04-10 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:H.R. 1464.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution,clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16, which grants Congress the powerto raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy;to make rules for the government and regulation of the landand naval forces; and to provide for organizing, arming, anddisciplining the militia.[Page H1910]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-23T16:02:21Z Referred to 2013-04-10T14:04:40Z A bill to require the provision of information to members of the Armed Forces on availability of mental health services and related privacy rights. 113 1703 S 2013-11-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Related bill CRS 2013-04-23 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2013-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2013-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 N R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2013-04-10 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2013-04-10 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2013-04-10 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2013-04-10 True B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 2013-04-10 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2013-04-10 True Y000064 Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] Todd Young R IN C. 9 2013-05-09 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2013-05-15 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2013-05-17 False B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2013-05-23 False B001279 Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2] Ron Barber D AZ 2 2013-07-16 False P000596 Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] Pedro Pierluisi D PR R. 0 2014-04-10 False Armed Forces and National Security Government information and archives Health information and medical records Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Right of privacy Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-04-10 Introduced in House 2013-05-06T16:15:01Z Military Mental Health Empowerment Act - Directs the Secretaries of the military departments to ensure that information concerning the availability of mental health services to members of the Armed Forces (members), as well as privacy rights related to the receipt of such services, is provided to: (1) each officer candidate during initial training, (2) each recruit during basic training, and (3) each other member at such time as the Secretary of Defense (DOD) considers appropriate.

Requires each department Secretary to: (1) seek to eliminate perceived stigma associated with seeking and receiving mental health services, and (2) promote the use of such services on a basis comparable to the use of other medical and health services.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the above information is also provided to current members, including members of the reserve components.

]]> Military Mental Health Empowerment Act Display Title Military Mental Health Empowerment Act Short Titles as Introduced Military Mental Health Empowerment Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide notice to members of the Armed Forces, beginning with recruit basic training and the initial training of officer candidates, regarding the availability of mental health services, to help eliminate perceived stigma associated with seeking and receiving mental health services, and to clarify the extent to which information regarding a member seeking and receiving mental health services may be disclosed. Introduced in House 2013-04-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1464ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1464ih.xml 2013-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.