3.0.0 3304 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z Senate S 2016-09-08 114 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-09-08T19:15:40Z No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act 114 5392 HR 2016-11-28 Became Public Law No: 114-247. Related bill CRS 2016-09-08 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2016-09-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. N C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2016-09-21 False C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2016-09-27 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2016-09-27 False E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2016-09-27 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2016-09-27 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2016-09-27 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2016-09-28 False J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2016-09-28 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2016-09-28 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2016-09-28 False A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2016-09-29 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2016-11-15 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2016-11-15 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care quality Mental health Performance measurement Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Telephone and wireless communication Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-09-08 Introduced in Senate 2016-11-17T13:43:22Z No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop:

  • a quality assurance document for carrying out the toll-free Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), including at backup call centers; and
  • a plan to ensure that each telephone call, text message, and other communication received by the VCL, including at backup call centers, is answered in a timely manner by a person, consistent with the guidance established by the American Association of Suicidology.
]]> No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act Display Title No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act Short Titles as Introduced No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the Veterans Crisis Line. Introduced in Senate 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3304is/xml/BILLS-114s3304is.xml 2016-09-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.