3.0.0 8084 2023-01-11T13:45:24Z 2023-01-11T13:45:24Z House HR 2020-08-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 148 (Friday, August 21, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. UNDERWOOD:H.R. 8084.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H4251]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Hearings by 2020-09-10T18:35:48Z Referred to 2020-08-21T16:00:20Z 2020-09-10 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2020-08-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-08-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress U000040 Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] Lauren Underwood D IL 14 N B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2020-08-21 True R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2020-08-21 True Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Employment and training programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Medical education Mental health Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-08-21 Introduced in House 2021-07-02T15:40:20Z Lethal Means Safety Training Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to update its Lethal Means Safety and Suicide Prevention training course at least once a year to ensure it is culturally appropriate and uses best practices identified by subject matter experts (e.g., veterans service organizations).

The bill requires certain VA employees and care providers to take the most recently updated version of the training course within 90 days after the person is hired, agrees to furnish care, or receives support and at least annually thereafter. Specifically, the bill requires the following categories of VA employees or care providers to take the training course:

  • employees of the Veterans Health Administration or Veterans Benefits Administration who regularly interact with veterans,
  • compensation and pension examiners,
  • employees of Veterans Centers or vocational rehabilitation facilities,
  • employees of Veterans Community Care Providers who provide care to veterans, and
  • family caregivers receiving support under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers.

The VA must publish the training course on a publicly available VA website. Additionally, the VA must publish a report on its website that includes the percentage of individuals in each category who have completed such training.

]]> Lethal Means Safety Training Act Display Title Lethal Means Safety Training Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Lethal Means Safety Training Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the Lethal Means Safety and Suicide Prevention training course of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8084ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8084ih.xml 2020-09-10 Committee Hearings Held. 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.