3.0.0 6712 2023-01-11T13:41:36Z 2023-01-11T13:41:36Z House HR 2018-09-05 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMUCKER:H.R. 6712.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.____________________[Page H7870]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2018-09-06T15:54:51Z Referred to 2018-09-05T14:00:31Z John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 115 5515 HR 2018-08-13 Became Public Law No: 115-232. Related bill CRS 2018-09-06 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2018-09-05 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2018-09-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-09-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001199 Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16] Lloyd Smucker R PA 16 N C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2018-09-05 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Defense Government studies and investigations Health personnel Mental health Military medicine Prescription drugs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-09-05 Introduced in House 2019-08-30T19:57:19Z Warrior Wellness Act

This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to report to Congress on (1) the shortage of mental health providers within DOD, (2) a plan for recruiting and retaining mental health professionals, (3) a plan to reduce the improper prescribing of medications for post-traumatic stress disorders within DOD and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities, and (4) a plan for a program to monitor DOD and VHA medication prescription practices.

]]> Warrior Wellness Act Display Title Warrior Wellness Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy to recruit and retain mental health providers, to direct the Secretaries of the military departments to develop medication monitoring programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Warrior Wellness Act Introduced in House 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6712ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6712ih.xml 2018-09-06 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.