3.0.0 7964 2023-01-11T13:45:29Z 2023-01-11T13:45:29Z House HR 2020-08-07 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 141 (Friday, August 7, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FINKENAUER:H.R. 7964.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H4226]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2020-10-06T21:29:28Z Hearings by 2020-09-10T18:33:08Z Referred to 2020-08-07T14:00:10Z 2020-10-06 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2020-09-10 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2020-08-07 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-08-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000467 Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] Abby Finkenauer D IA 1 N C001114 Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] John Curtis R UT R. 3 2020-08-07 True M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2020-08-07 True C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2020-08-14 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2020-08-14 False C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2020-09-11 False C001124 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] TJ Cox D CA 21 2020-09-23 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Family services Medical education Mental health Military personnel and dependents Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-08-07 Introduced in House 2021-08-09T18:59:24Z Peer Support for Veteran Families Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish an education program and a peer support program for the education and training of family members and caregivers of eligible veterans with mental health disorders. Under this bill, eligible veterans are those who are enrolled in the VA health care system. Such veterans must give permission for their caregiver or family caregiver to participate in either program established under this bill.

The VA must establish a four-year education program to provide a course to family members and caregivers of eligible veterans on matters relating to coping with mental health disorders in veterans. In implementing the program, the VA must enter into contracts with certain nonprofit entities with experience in mental health education.

Under the peer support program, the VA must provide peer support to family members and caregivers of eligible veterans on matters relating to coping with mental health disorders in veterans. The VA must provide peer support at each location where the education program is provided, and such support must include regular meetings in group settings between peer support coordinators, family members, and caregivers.

The VA must conduct a survey of the satisfaction of individuals who have participated in the education program and the peer support program.

VA mental health care providers must monitor the progress of the programs.

]]> Peer Support for Veteran Families Act Display Title Peer Support for Veteran Families Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Peer Support for Veteran Families Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out education programs and peer support programs for family members and caregivers of veterans with mental health disorders. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7964ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7964ih.xml 2020-10-06 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.