3.0.0 8247 2023-01-11T13:44:59Z 2023-01-11T13:44:59Z House HR 2020-09-14 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 158 (Monday, September 14, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAKANO:H.R. 8247.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 H4382]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Markup by 2020-09-17T16:46:19Z Referred to 2020-09-15T19:06:21Z Markup by 2020-09-17T17:35:40Z Referred to 2020-09-14T18:01:45Z Leave no Veteran Behind Act 116 4154 HR 2019-08-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Sergeant Daniel Somers Veterans Network of Support Act of 2019 116 5324 HR 2020-03-10 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 116 7747 HR 2020-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Sergeant Daniel Somers Veterans Network of Support Act of 2019 116 2864 S 2020-07-01 Held at the desk. 18:05:04 Related bill CRS 2020-12-05 Became Public Law No: 116-214. President E40000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-05 Became Public Law No: 116-214. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-05 Signed by President. President E30000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-05 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2020-11-24 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2020-11-24 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2020-11-12 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2020-11-10 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6655) Floor 2020-11-10 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6655) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-24 Senate Received in the Senate, read twice. IntroReferral 2020-09-23 13:59:05 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2020-09-23 13:59:02 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4763-4767) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2020-09-23 13:59:02 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4763-4767) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-23 13:39:43 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8247. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-09-23 13:39:41 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4763-4770) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2020-09-23 13:39:26 Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2020-09-17 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-09-17 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2020-09-17 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-09-15 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2020-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 N Public Law 116-214 Armed Forces and National Security Comprehensive health care Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Medical education Mental health Military personnel and dependents Outdoor recreation Public contracts and procurement Transportation programs funding Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Women's employment Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-09-14 Introduced in House 2020-11-17T19:39:54Z Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 or the Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020

This bill implements programs, policies, and reports related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) transition assistance, suicide care, mental health education and treatment, health care, and women veteran care.

Among other requirements, the VA must

  • carry out a pilot program on information sharing between the VA and designated persons regarding the assistance and benefits available to veterans;
  • furnish or pay for emergent suicide care, including transportation costs, at a VA or non-VA facility for certain veterans who are in an acute suicidal crisis;
  • establish a program for the education and training of caregivers and family members of veterans with mental health disorders;
  • establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to make recommendations regarding the use of public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment and therapy for certain veterans;
  • seek to contact certain veterans who have not recently received care to encourage them to receive comprehensive physical, mental health, eye, and audiological examinations;
  • provide VA police officers with annual training on the prevention of suicide among the population it serves;
  • complete an analysis and report on its programs that provide assistance to women veterans who are homeless or precariously housed to identify the areas in which such programs are failing to meet the needs of such women; and
  • annually report on the use of VA health care by women veterans.
]]> 53 2020-09-23 Passed House 2020-11-18T19:27:15Z Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 or the Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020

This bill implements programs, policies, and reports related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) transition assistance, suicide care, mental health education and treatment, health care, and women veteran care.

Among other requirements, the VA must

  • carry out a pilot program on information sharing between the VA and designated persons regarding the assistance and benefits available to veterans;
  • furnish, reimburse, or pay for emergent suicide care, including transportation costs, at a VA or non-VA facility for certain veterans who are in an acute suicidal crisis;
  • establish a program for the education and training of caregivers and family members of veterans with mental health disorders;
  • establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to make recommendations regarding the use of public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment and therapy for certain veterans;
  • seek to contact certain veterans who have not recently received care to encourage them to receive comprehensive physical, mental health, eye, and audiological examinations;
  • provide VA police officers with annual training on the prevention of suicide among the population it serves;
  • complete an analysis and report on its programs that provide assistance to women veterans who are homeless or precariously housed to identify the areas in which such programs are failing to meet the needs of such women; and
  • annually report on the use of VA health care by women veterans.
]]> 55 2020-11-10 Passed Senate 2020-11-19T12:08:08Z Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 or the Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020

This bill implements programs, policies, and reports related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) transition assistance, suicide care, mental health education and treatment, health care, and women veteran care.

Among other requirements, the VA must

  • carry out a pilot program on information sharing between the VA and designated persons regarding the assistance and benefits available to veterans;
  • furnish, reimburse, or pay for emergent suicide care, including transportation costs, at a VA or non-VA facility for certain veterans who are in an acute suicidal crisis;
  • establish a program for the education and training of caregivers and family members of veterans with mental health disorders;
  • establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to make recommendations regarding the use of public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment and therapy for certain veterans;
  • seek to contact certain veterans who have not recently received care to encourage them to receive comprehensive physical, mental health, eye, and audiological examinations;
  • provide VA police officers with annual training on the prevention of suicide among the population it serves;
  • complete an analysis and report on its programs that provide assistance to women veterans who are homeless or precariously housed to identify the areas in which such programs are failing to meet the needs of such women; and
  • annually report on the use of VA health care by women veterans.
]]> 49 2020-12-05 Public Law 2021-01-26T19:13:53Z Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 or the Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020

This bill implements programs, policies, and reports related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) transition assistance, suicide care, mental health education and treatment, health care, and women veteran care.

(Sec. 101) This section requires the VA to carry out a two-year pilot program on information sharing between the VA and designated persons regarding the assistance and benefits available to veterans.

(Sec. 102) The VA must annually report (for a period of five years) on its Solid Start program, which is an outreach program for those in their first year of separation from the military. The report must exclude any personally identifiable information regarding a veteran.

(Sec. 201) The VA must furnish or pay for emergent suicide care, including transportation costs, at a VA or non-VA facility for certain veterans. The bill requires the VA to ensure certain notification procedures occur in relation to veterans receiving emergent suicide care.

The VA must determine the eligibility of individuals receiving emergent suicide care for other VA programs and benefits. Additionally, the VA must make referrals, as appropriate, for care following the period of emergent suicide care.

(Sec. 202) The VA must establish a four-year education program for the education and training of caregivers and family members of veterans with mental health disorders.

(Sec. 203) This section requires the VA to establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to report on and make recommendations regarding the use of public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment and therapy for veterans.

(Sec. 204) The VA must seek to contact covered veterans to encourage them to receive comprehensive physical, mental health, eye, and audiological examinations. A covered veteran is a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system and has not received health care furnished or paid for by the VA in the past two years.

Under the bill, if a covered veteran elects to receive more than one of the comprehensive examinations at a VA health care facility, the VA shall seek to furnish all such examinations on the same day. A covered veteran may also receive an examination from another specified health care provider.

The bill provides that the VA may pay for a rural covered veteran to travel to a health care facility to receive a comprehensive examination.

The VA shall seek to enter into agreements with nonprofit organizations to provide shuttle service to rural covered veterans for such examinations.

(Sec. 205) The VA must provide its police officers with annual training on the prevention of suicide among the population it serves. Each police force of a VA facility must develop a plan to enter into partnerships with local community mental health organizations and experts, local community veterans organizations, local community criminal justice organizations and experts, and local police departments.

(Sec. 301) The VA must complete an analysis and report on its programs that provide assistance to women veterans who are homeless or precariously housed to identify the areas in which such programs are failing to meet the needs of such women.

(Sec. 302) The VA must annually report on the use of VA health care by women veterans.

]]> Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 Display Title Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Passed House Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced To make certain improvements relating to the transition of individuals to services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, suicide prevention for veterans, and care and services for women veterans, and for other purposes. Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Enacted Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 Short Titles as Enacted Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 Short Titles as Passed House Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 H House Short Titles as Passed Senate Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 S Senate Short Titles as Passed House Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 H House Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8247enr/xml/BILLS-116hr8247enr.xml Received in Senate 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8247rds/xml/BILLS-116hr8247rds.xml Engrossed in House 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8247eh/xml/BILLS-116hr8247eh.xml Introduced in House 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8247ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8247ih.xml 2020-12-06T04:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-116publ214/uslm/PLAW-116publ214.xml Public Law 2020-12-05 Became Public Law No: 116-214. 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.