3.0.0 8068 2023-01-11T13:45:25Z 2023-01-11T13:45:25Z House HR 2020-08-18 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 18, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 8068.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H4245]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2020-10-06T21:33:18Z Hearings by 2020-09-10T18:36:09Z Referred to 2020-08-18T15:30:15Z 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 2020-08-18 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-08-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 N C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2020-08-18 True T000484 Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] Xochitl Torres Small D NM 2 2020-08-18 True C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2020-09-15 False Native Americans Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Census and government statistics Congressional oversight Cultural exchanges and relations Employment and training programs Federal-Indian relations Foreign language and bilingual programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Mental health Minority employment Minority health Veterans' medical care Women's employment Native Americans 00 2020-08-18 Introduced in House 2020-12-31T17:52:45Z American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide mental health and suicide prevention outreach to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans.

Specifically, the bill requires that each VA medical center have a full-time minority veteran coordinator. The coordinator must receive training in the delivery of culturally appropriate mental health and suicide prevention services to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans.

Further, the suicide prevention coordinator and minority veteran coordinator of each VA medical center must develop and disseminate a written plan for conducting mental health and suicide prevention outreach to all tribes and urban Indian health organizations within the area of the medical center.

]]> American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act Display Title American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act Short Title(s) as Introduced American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements relating to mental health and suicide prevention outreach to minority veterans and American Indian and Alaska Native veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8068ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8068ih.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.