3.0.0 3235 2023-01-11T13:44:48Z 2023-01-11T13:44:48Z Senate S 2020-01-28 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2020-09-15T21:48:31Z Markup by 2020-08-05T20:51:22Z Referred to 2020-01-28T17:20:23Z Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act 116 1997 HR 2019-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2020-09-15 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543. Calendars 2020-09-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2020-09-15 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-08-05 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2020-01-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-01-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ N K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2020-01-28 True L000594 Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] Kelly Loeffler R GA 2020-08-04 False 2020-10-06T19:53:00Z S. 3235, Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56670 As reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on September 15, 2020 Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Mental health Neurological disorders Rural conditions and development Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-01-28 Introduced in Senate 2020-06-11T14:48:29Z Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a two-year pilot program to study the effectiveness of nonprofit post-traumatic growth programs to determine (1) the outcomes of such programs in contrast to traditional models of mental health care, (2) the possible integration of such nonprofit programs into VA mental health care programs, and (3) the budgetary impact of such integration. Post-traumatic growth is the positive psychological change that can result from struggling with traumatic events.

The bill makes veterans who are not at immediate risk of attempting suicide and not participating in traditional mental health treatment eligible for such program.

]]> 25 2020-09-15 Reported to Senate 2020-09-28T10:58:18Z Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a two-year pilot program to study the effectiveness of nonprofit post-traumatic growth programs to determine (1) the outcomes of such programs in contrast to traditional models of mental health care, (2) the possible integration of such nonprofit programs into VA mental health care programs, and (3) the budgetary impact of such integration. Post-traumatic growth is the positive psychological change that can result from struggling with traumatic events.

The bill makes veterans who are not at immediate risk of attempting suicide and not participating in traditional mental health treatment eligible for such program.

]]> Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act Display Title Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans Post­trau­matic Growth Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3235rs/xml/BILLS-116s3235rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3235is/xml/BILLS-116s3235is.xml 2020-09-15 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543. 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.