3.0.0 8108 2023-01-11T13:45:24Z 2023-01-11T13:45:24Z House HR 2020-08-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MALINOWSKI:H.R. 8108.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of theUnited States[Page H4306]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Hearings by 2020-09-10T18:36:47Z Referred to 2020-08-25T14:02:15Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-08-25T14:02:25Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-08-25T14:02:20Z Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 116 785 S 2020-10-17 Became Public Law No: 116-171. Related bill CRS Improving Mental Health Care for Veterans Act of 2020 116 3210 S 2020-01-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2020-09-10 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2020-08-25 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2020-08-25 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-08-25 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-08-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001203 Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] Tom Malinowski D NJ 7 N D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2020-08-25 True A000376 Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] Colin Allred D TX Z. 32 2020-09-04 False Armed Forces and National Security Drug therapy Government studies and investigations Medical research Mental health Military medicine Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-08-25 Introduced in House 2020-11-02T14:50:36Z VA Serious Mental Illness Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete the development of a clinical practice guideline or guidelines for the treatment of serious mental illness. Under the bill, such guidelines must address the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and persistent mood disorder (including bipolar disorder I and II).

The VA must carry out an explicit plan to implement and disseminate the clinical practice guideline or guidelines that are developed.

The VA must establish the Serious Mental Illness Work Group with the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services to develop such clinical practice guideline or guidelines.

Finally, the VA must complete an assessment of the 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Major Depressive Disorders to determine if an update is necessary.

]]> VA Serious Mental Illness Act Display Title VA Serious Mental Illness Act Short Title(s) as Introduced VA Serious Mental Illness Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of serious mental illnesses. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8108ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8108ih.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.