3.0.0 8033 2023-01-11T13:45:26Z 2023-01-11T13:45:26Z House HR 2020-08-14 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 146 (Friday, August 14, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRINDISI:H.R. 8033.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H4237]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2020-10-06T21:32:44Z Hearings by 2020-09-10T18:35:31Z Referred to 2020-08-14T18:02:45Z 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 2020-08-14 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-08-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001308 Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] Anthony Brindisi D NY 22 N B001295 Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] Mike Bost R IL 12 2020-08-14 True B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2020-08-14 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Health personnel Mental health Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-08-14 Introduced in House 2020-10-29T16:38:18Z Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each of its medical centers has at least one full-time suicide prevention coordinator.

The VA must also ensure that its medical centers report to the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention regarding hiring plans to reach the recommended number of suicide prevention coordinators based on the current staffing model. Additionally, the VA must consider and implement findings from the assessment of the Government Accountability Office of the responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates for suicide prevention coordinators.

The VA must conduct a study to determine the feasibility and advisability of the realignment and reorganization of suicide prevention coordinators within the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and the creation of a suicide prevention coordinator program office.

]]> Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act Display Title Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To improve the ability of veterans to access suicide prevention coordinators of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8033ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8033ih.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.