3.0.0 5516 2022-10-28T01:46:14Z 2022-10-28T01:46:14Z House HR 2019-12-19 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 206 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LEVIN of California:H.R. 5516.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H12291]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2020-01-14T15:49:12Z hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2020-01-14T15:49:04Z hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2020-01-14T15:48:50Z Referred to 2019-12-19T14:02:20Z Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act 116 3020 S 2019-12-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2020-01-14 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2020-01-14 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2020-01-14 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2019-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-12-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 N S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2020-01-15 False R000613 Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] Max Rose D NY 11 2020-01-15 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2020-01-15 False G000579 Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] Mike Gallagher R WI 8 2020-01-28 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2020-03-04 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2020-03-04 False R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2020-03-11 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2020-03-11 False T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2020-05-08 False P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] Katie Porter D CA 45 2020-05-08 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2020-07-09 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2020-07-09 False S001212 Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] Pete Stauber R MN 8 2020-07-09 False P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2020-07-09 False H001073 Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] Will Hurd R TX 23 2020-09-14 False P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 2020-09-14 False H001088 Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] Jim Hagedorn R MN 1 2020-10-01 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2020-10-01 False V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2020-12-10 False S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 2020-12-10 False K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 2020-12-10 False B001308 Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] Anthony Brindisi D NY 22 2020-12-10 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2020-12-10 False R000616 Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] Harley Rouda D CA 48 2020-12-10 False C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2020-12-10 False E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2020-12-10 False C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2020-12-10 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2020-12-10 False S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2020-12-10 False M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 2020-12-10 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Appropriations Department of Veterans Affairs Employee hiring Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Mental health Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-12-19 Introduced in House 2020-05-18T10:59:45Z Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into a contract with a state in order to carry out, coordinate, improve, or otherwise enhance health and wellness programs, comprehensive veteran suicide prevention programs, and outreach by the VA and the state.

The VA is authorized to award a grant to a state to (1) carry out, coordinate, improve or otherwise enhance health and wellness programs, comprehensive veteran suicide prevention programs, outreach activities, or activities to assist with benefits claims for veterans; or (2) hire additional county veterans service officers.

]]> Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act Display Title Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with States or to award grants to States to promote health and wellness, prevent suicide, and improve outreach to veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5516ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5516ih.xml 2020-01-14 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.