3.0.0 1906 2022-11-01T13:51:01Z 2022-11-01T13:51:01Z Senate S 2019-06-19 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-06-19T18:55:59Z Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act 116 3495 HR 2019-12-05 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 10. Identical bill CRS 2019-06-19 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-06-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR N W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2019-06-19 True C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2019-06-19 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2019-06-19 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2019-06-19 True B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2019-06-20 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-06-20 False M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ 2019-07-10 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2019-07-16 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-07-16 False C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2019-07-16 False C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2019-07-16 False M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2019-07-16 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2019-07-23 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-07-23 False H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2019-07-25 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2019-07-29 False R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2019-09-11 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2019-09-12 False S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2019-09-12 False Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2019-09-17 False P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2019-09-26 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-10-15 False S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2019-10-15 False J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2019-10-17 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2019-10-28 False E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2019-11-13 False K000393 Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] John Kennedy R LA Neely 2019-11-13 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2019-12-18 False L000594 Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] Kelly Loeffler R GA 2020-01-21 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-02-11 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2020-06-10 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Health programs administration and funding Mental health Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-06-19 Introduced in Senate 2019-12-27T11:47:05Z Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants for a period of three years to eligible entities for the provision of suicide prevention services to veterans and their families. Under the bill, eligible entities include tribally designated housing entities, community-based organizations, and other private entities that meet certain requirements.

Entities must submit an application to receive financial assistance that includes a description of the services they propose to provide, among other elements.

The bill requires the VA to equitably distribute grants across geographic regions and areas with the most need. Additionally, the VA shall give preference to entities that are experienced in providing suicide prevention services.

Entities receiving funding must notify service recipients that funding is wholly or partially from the VA.

]]> Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act Display Title Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate the provision of suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families through the award of grants to such entities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1906is/xml/BILLS-116s1906is.xml 2019-06-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.