3.0.0 4513 2023-01-11T13:32:09Z 2023-01-11T13:32:09Z House HR 2016-02-09 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ZELDIN:H.R. 4513.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.____________________[Page H651]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-07T20:44:22Z Referred to 2016-02-09T17:02:00Z 2016-03-07 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-02-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H655-656) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 N R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2016-02-09 True G000564 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] Christopher Gibson R NY P. 19 2016-02-11 False K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 2016-02-11 False I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 3 2016-02-11 False C001092 Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] Chris Collins R NY 27 2016-03-14 False R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 17 2016-05-13 False K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2016-12-06 False Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Health programs administration and funding Mental health Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-02-09 Introduced in House 2016-02-12T22:07:41Z This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Veteran Peer Support program to make grants to eligible entities for peer-to-peer mental health programs for veterans.

"Eligible entity" means: (1) a nonprofit organization having historically served the mental health needs of veterans; (2) a congressionally chartered veteran service organization; or (3) a state, local, or tribal veteran service agency, director, or commissioner.

The VA shall establish an advisory committee to create appropriate program standards.

]]> To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs. Display Title To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs. Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4513ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4513ih.xml 2016-03-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.