3.0.0 2629 2022-02-08T23:19:30Z 2022-02-08T23:19:30Z House HR 2019-05-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 77 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRINDISI:H.R. 2629.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H3680]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-29T15:54:51Z Referred to 2019-05-09T14:03:20Z CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 116 711 S 2020-09-15 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538. Identical bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 116 4049 S 2020-08-07 Held at the desk. 10:52:46 Related bill CRS 2019-05-29 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-05-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001308 Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] Anthony Brindisi D NY 22 N R000610 Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] Guy Reschenthaler R PA 14 2019-05-09 True K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2019-05-09 True M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-05-09 True P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2019-05-16 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-05-24 False H001083 Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] Kendra Horn D OK S. 5 2019-06-04 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2019-06-10 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2019-10-08 False M001206 Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] Joseph Morelle D NY D. 25 2019-10-11 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-10-11 False O000171 Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] Tom O'Halleran D AZ 1 2019-10-11 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-10-11 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2019-10-11 False C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2019-10-11 False V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2019-10-15 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2019-10-15 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2019-10-18 False G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2019-11-15 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2019-11-18 False L000588 Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] Conor Lamb D PA 17 2020-02-05 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Government studies and investigations Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Mental health Military medicine Military operations and strategy National Guard and reserves Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-05-09 Introduced in House 2020-10-19T18:40:15Z Care And Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2019 or the CARE for Reservists Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide counseling without referral to any member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who has a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma. Such counseling may include a comprehensive individual assessment, and outpatient services shall also be available.

The bill authorizes the VA to furnish mental health services to reservists.

The bill also expands specified VA programs to include reservists for the provision of (1) comprehensive suicide prevention, and (2) mental health treatment for veterans who served in classified missions.

]]> CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 Display Title CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for mental health services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Care And Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2629ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2629ih.xml 2019-05-29 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.