3.0.0 1712 2023-01-11T13:35:32Z 2023-01-11T13:35:32Z House HR 2017-03-23 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 51 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)][Pages H2370-H2371]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. ROBY:H.R. 1712.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article 5 of the United States Constitution, seenbelow, this legislation falls within Congress'sConstitutional Authority:Article 5:``The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shalldeem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to thisConstitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures oftwo thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention forproposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be validto all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution,when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of theseveral States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof,as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposedby the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be madeprior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shallin any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in theNinth Section of the first Article; and that no State,without its[[Page H2371]]Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in theSenate.'']]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-23T20:02:12Z Referred to 2017-03-23T13:00:34Z 2017-03-23 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-03-23 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000591 Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] Martha Roby R AL 2 N T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2017-03-23 True W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2017-03-23 True Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2017-03-23 True C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2017-06-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Health care quality Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Mental health Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-03-23 Introduced in House 2017-04-08T12:58:19Z Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a five-year grant program to improve the monitoring of VA mental health and substance abuse treatment programs.

The VA shall award a grant to four protection and advocacy systems under which each recipient shall investigate and monitor VA facilities care and treatment of veterans with mental illness or substance abuse issues. Criteria for selecting recipients shall include whether the state in which the protection and advocacy system operates has low mental health, performance, and access scores.

During each year in which a protection and advocacy system carries out a demonstration project, the VA shall award a joint grant to a national organization with extensive knowledge of the protection and advocacy system and a veterans service organization to: (1) coordinate training and technical assistance, and (2) provide for related data collection, reporting, and analysis.

"Protection and advocacy system" means the state-established system to protect and advocate the rights of persons with developmental disabilities.

]]> Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act Display Title Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to improve the monitoring of mental health and substance abuse treatment programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act Introduced in House 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1712ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1712ih.xml 2017-03-23 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.