3.0.0 3020 2022-10-28T01:45:59Z 2022-10-28T01:45:59Z Senate S 2019-12-11 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-12-11T19:35:04Z Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act 116 5516 HR 2020-01-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2019-12-11 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-12-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI N S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2019-12-11 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2019-12-11 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2019-12-11 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2019-12-19 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2020-01-15 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-02-10 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2020-02-12 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2020-02-13 False 2020-02-24 M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2020-02-24 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-02-25 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2020-02-27 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2020-03-02 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2020-03-03 False B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2020-03-03 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2020-06-25 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2020-06-25 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2020-11-12 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-12-14 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Appropriations Department of Veterans Affairs Employee hiring Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Mental health Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-12-11 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-15T18:52:39Z Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into a contract with a state in order to carry out, coordinate, improve, or otherwise enhance health and wellness programs, comprehensive veteran suicide prevention programs, and outreach by the VA and the state.

The VA is authorized to award a grant to a state to (1) carry out, coordinate, improve or otherwise enhance health and wellness programs, comprehensive veteran suicide prevention programs, outreach activities, or activities to assist with benefits claims for veterans; or (2) hire additional county veterans service officers.

]]> Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act Display Title Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with States or to award grants to States to promote health and wellness, prevent suicide, and improve outreach to veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3020is/xml/BILLS-116s3020is.xml 2019-12-11 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.