3.0.0 711 2023-01-11T13:44:39Z 2023-01-11T13:44:39Z Senate S 2019-03-07 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2020-09-15T21:46:02Z Markup by 2020-08-05T20:49:50Z Hearings by 2019-05-22T18:30:50Z Referred to 2019-03-07T19:53:22Z CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 116 2629 HR 2019-05-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 116 4049 S 2020-08-07 Held at the desk. 10:52:46 Related bill CRS William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 116 6395 HR 2021-01-02 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Related bill CRS 2020-09-15 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538. Calendars 2020-09-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2020-09-15 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. 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 without amendment favorably. Committee 2019-05-22 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2019-03-07 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-03-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2019-03-07 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-03-07 True S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2019-03-07 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-03-07 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2019-03-07 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2019-03-07 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2019-03-07 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-03-07 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2019-05-20 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2019-05-20 False 2020-10-13T15:09:00Z S. 711, Care and Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56674 As reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 15, 2020 Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Government studies and investigations Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Mental health Military medicine Military operations and strategy National Guard and reserves Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-03-07 Introduced in Senate 2020-10-19T17:00:09Z Care And Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2019 or the CARE for Reservists Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide counseling without referral to any member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who has a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma. Such counseling may include a comprehensive individual assessment, and outpatient services shall also be available.

The bill authorizes the VA to furnish mental health services to reservists.

The bill also expands specified VA programs to include reservists for the provision of (1) comprehensive suicide prevention, and (2) mental health treatment for veterans who served in classified missions.

]]> 25 2020-09-15 Reported to Senate 2020-10-19T18:53:31Z Care And Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2019 or the CARE for Reservists Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide counseling without referral to any member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who has a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma. Such counseling may include a comprehensive individual assessment, and outpatient services shall also be available.

The bill authorizes the VA to furnish mental health services to reservists.

The bill also expands specified VA programs to include reservists for the provision of (1) comprehensive suicide prevention, and (2) mental health treatment for veterans who served in classified missions.

]]> CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 Display Title CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Care and Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Introduced Care and Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for mental health services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s711rs/xml/BILLS-116s711rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s711is/xml/BILLS-116s711is.xml 2020-09-15 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538. 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.