3.0.0
5073
2023-05-11T15:43:11Z
2023-05-11T15:43:11Z
House
HR
2021-08-23
117
[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 149 (Monday, August 23, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DELGADO:H.R. 5073.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4354]
- hsvr00
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House
Standing
  - hsvr03
Health Subcommittee
    - Hearings by
2021-10-14T19:28:00Z
    - Referred to
2021-09-09T22:50:09Z
  - Referred to
2021-08-23T21:01:05Z

- REACH for Veterans Act
117
2283
S
2021-10-20
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2021-10-14
  - hsvr03
Health Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committee
- 2021-09-09
  - hsvr03
Health Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee
- 2021-08-23
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
  - hsvr00
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- 2021-08-23
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
9
Library of Congress
- 2021-08-23
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
1000
9
Library of Congress
- D000630
Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Antonio
Delgado
D
NY
19
N
- M000871
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
Tracey
Mann
R
KS
1
2021-08-23
True
- S001207
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Mikie
Sherrill
D
NJ
11
2021-08-23
True
- M001215
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-2]
Mariannette
Miller-Meeks
R
IA
2
2021-08-23
True
- W000826
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Susan
Wild
D
PA
7
2021-08-27
False
- C001104
Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11]
Madison
Cawthorn
R
NC
11
2021-08-27
False
- F000466
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Brian
Fitzpatrick
R
PA
K.
1
2021-08-27
False
- A000378
Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Cynthia
Axne
D
IA
3
2021-08-27
False
- G000574
Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Ruben
Gallego
D
AZ
7
2021-08-27
False
- U000040
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Lauren
Underwood
D
IL
14
2021-08-27
False
- M001214
Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1]
Frank
Mrvan
D
IN
J.
1
2021-09-10
False
- B001285
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Julia
Brownley
D
CA
26
2021-09-10
False
- R000577
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
TIM
RYAN
D
OH
13
2021-09-20
False
- C001059
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]
Jim
Costa
D
CA
16
2021-09-20
False
- S001159
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
Marilyn
Strickland
D
WA
10
2021-09-20
False
- R000609
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4]
John
Rutherford
R
FL
H.
4
2021-09-20
False
- K000375
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
William
Keating
D
MA
R.
9
2021-09-20
False
- B000490
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
SANFORD
BISHOP
D
GA
D.
2
2021-09-20
False
- J000288
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Henry
Johnson
D
GA
C. "Hank"
4
2021-09-20
False
- C001078
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Gerald
Connolly
D
VA
E.
11
2021-09-20
False
- A000376
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
Colin
Allred
D
TX
Z.
32
2021-09-20
False
- G000581
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Vicente
Gonzalez
D
TX
15
2021-09-30
False
- N000192
Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
Marie
Newman
D
IL
3
2021-09-30
False
- C001055
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Ed
Case
D
HI
1
2021-09-30
False
- S001205
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Mary
Scanlon
D
PA
Gay
5
2021-09-30
False
- M001196
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Seth
Moulton
D
MA
6
2021-09-30
False
- P000599
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Bill
Posey
R
FL
8
2021-09-30
False
- M001185
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Sean
Maloney
D
NY
Patrick
18
2021-09-30
False
- G000568
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
H.
Griffith
R
VA
Morgan
9
2021-10-08
False
- L000397
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
ZOE
LOFGREN
D
CA
19
2021-10-08
False
- K000380
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Daniel
Kildee
D
MI
T.
5
2021-10-08
False
- C001080
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Judy
Chu
D
CA
27
2021-10-08
False
- C001072
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Andre
Carson
D
IN
7
2021-10-15
False
- N000179
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
GRACE
NAPOLITANO
D
CA
F.
32
2021-10-22
False
- E000297
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Adriano
Espaillat
D
NY
13
2021-10-22
False
- N000147
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
ELEANOR
NORTON
D
DC
HOLMES
0
2021-10-22
False
- D000627
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
Val
Demings
D
FL
Butler
10
2021-10-22
False
- A000371
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]
Pete
Aguilar
D
CA
31
2021-10-22
False
- S001196
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Elise
Stefanik
R
NY
M.
21
2021-10-27
False
- E000071
Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6]
Jake
Ellzey
R
TX
6
2021-10-27
False
- T000468
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Dina
Titus
D
NV
1
2021-10-27
False
- D000631
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Madeleine
Dean
D
PA
4
2021-11-02
False
- P000604
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
Donald
Payne
D
NJ
M.
10
2021-11-02
False
- T000481
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
Rashida
Tlaib
D
MI
13
2021-11-02
False
- C001110
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
J.
Correa
D
CA
Luis
46
2021-11-02
False
- G000551
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Raúl
Grijalva
D
AZ
M.
3
2021-11-02
False
- O000171
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Tom
O'Halleran
D
AZ
1
2021-11-02
False
- L000591
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
Elaine
Luria
D
VA
G.
2
2021-11-02
False
- E000296
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
Dwight
Evans
D
PA
3
2021-11-02
False
- L000579
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Alan
Lowenthal
D
CA
S.
47
2021-11-02
False
- V000129
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]
David
Valadao
R
CA
G.
21
2021-11-02
False
- D000629
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
Sharice
Davids
D
KS
3
2021-11-02
False
- G000597
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
Andrew
Garbarino
R
NY
R.
2
2021-11-15
False
- S001200
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Darren
Soto
D
FL
9
2021-11-15
False
- B001286
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Cheri
Bustos
D
IL
17
2021-11-15
False
- K000386
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
John
Katko
R
NY
24
2021-11-15
False
- P000614
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Chris
Pappas
D
NH
1
2021-11-15
False
- N000188
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Donald
Norcross
D
NJ
1
2021-11-15
False
- S000185
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Robert
Scott
D
VA
C. "Bobby"
3
2021-11-15
False
- M000087
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
CAROLYN
MALONEY
D
NY
B.
12
2021-12-01
False
- W000800
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Peter
Welch
D
VT
0
2021-12-01
False
- S001204
Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
Michael
San Nicolas
D
GU
F. Q.
0
2021-12-01
False
- T000469
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Paul
Tonko
D
NY
20
2021-12-01
False
- H001052
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
Andy
Harris
R
MD
1
2022-01-20
False
- M001160
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Gwen
Moore
D
WI
4
2022-02-01
False
- K000385
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Robin
Kelly
D
IL
L.
2
2022-02-18
False
- N000015
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
RICHARD
NEAL
D
MA
E.
1
2022-03-07
False
- S000522
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
CHRISTOPHER
SMITH
R
NJ
H.
4
2022-03-28
False
- R000486
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
LUCILLE
ROYBAL-ALLARD
D
CA
40
2022-05-10
False
Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency communications systems
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Mental health
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' organizations and recognition
Armed Forces and National Security
00
2021-08-23
Introduced in House
2022-01-26T16:00:31Z
Revising and Expediting Actions for the Crisis Hotline for Veterans Act or the REACH for Veterans Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to update training and procedures for call responders of the Veterans Crisis Line.
Specifically, the VA must enter into an agreement with an outside organization to review the training for crisis line call responders. The VA must update the training if any deficiencies are identified after the review.
Among other requirements, the VA must
- develop guidelines on retraining and quality management for when a call responder has an adverse event or needs improvement,
- annually perform a common cause analysis for identified callers to the crisis line who died by suicide in situations where the crisis line was the last point of contact,
- develop enhanced guidance and procedures to respond to calls to the crisis line related to substance use and overdose risk,
- review the current emergency dispatch standard operating procedure of the crisis line, and
- solicit feedback from veterans service organizations on how to conduct outreach regarding the move to 988 as the new suicide and mental health crisis hotline.
Each call responder must be subject to at least two calls per month that are silently monitored by a supervisor to check for quality of conduct.
The Veterans Crisis Line, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the VA, and National Center for Patient Safety of the VA must establish quality management processes and expectations for staff of the crisis line.

REACH for Veterans Act
- Display Title

REACH for Veterans Act
- Official Title as Introduced

To improve the Veterans Crisis Line of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House
IH
- Short Title(s) as Introduced

REACH for Veterans Act
Introduced in House
IH
- Short Title(s) as Introduced

Revising and Expediting Actions for the Crisis Hotline for Veterans Act
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2021-08-23T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr5073ih/xml/BILLS-117hr5073ih.xml
2021-10-14
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.