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2023-05-11T15:43:11Z
2023-05-11T15:43:11Z
House
HR
2022-01-18
117
[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAKANO:H.R. 6411.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,authorized by Congress' power to ``provide for the commonDefense and general Welfare of the United States.''[Page H216]
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Standing
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2022-07-11T21:00:24Z
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
House
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Health Subcommittee
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2022-01-20T21:16:55Z
  - Reported by
2022-06-23T00:16:56Z
  - Markup by
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2022-01-18T17:00:35Z
H. Rept. 117-382

- Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act
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4233
HR
2021-11-17
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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CRS

- Expanding the Families of Veterans Access to Mental Health Services Act
117
5029
HR
2021-11-04
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  - Related bill
CRS

- VITAL Assessment Act
117
5516
HR
2021-11-17
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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CRS

- A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.
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544
S
2021-10-08
Held at the desk.
10:49:47
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CRS

- Expanding the Families of Veterans Access to Mental Health Services Act
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2817
S
2021-09-23
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  - Related bill
CRS

- VITAL Assessment Act of 2021
117
3368
S
2021-12-09
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S9096-9097)
  - Related bill
CRS

- Veterans Justice Outreach Improvement Act of 2021
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3323
S
2021-12-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  - Related bill
CRS
- 2022-07-11
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
IntroReferral
- 2022-06-23
13:26:38
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Floor
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House floor actions
- 2022-06-23
13:26:24
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5845-5851)
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- 2022-06-23
13:26:24
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
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13:09:04
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6411.
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13:09:02
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5845-5853)
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- 2022-06-23
13:09:00
Mr. Levin (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Floor
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- 2022-06-22
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 292.
Calendars
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Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 117-382.
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Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 117-382.
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Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Health Subcommittee
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee
- 2022-01-18
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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2022-02-09
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2022-02-15
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2022-02-15
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2022-03-01
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2022-03-15
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2022-04-04
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2022-04-06
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2022-05-27
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2022-05-27
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2022-06-07
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2022-06-07
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2022-06-07
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Armed Forces and National Security
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Census and government statistics
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disability assistance
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency communications systems
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment and training programs
- Federal-Indian relations
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Home and outpatient care
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Military medicine
- Military personnel and dependents
- Minority employment
- Minority health
- Neurological disorders
- Nursing
- Performance measurement
- Research administration and funding
- Rural conditions and development
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Specialized courts
- Student aid and college costs
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' organizations and recognition
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Women's employment
Armed Forces and National Security
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2022-01-18
Introduced in House
2022-06-22T17:14:22Z
Support The Resiliency of Our Nation's Great Veterans Act of 2022 or the STRONG Veterans Act of 2022
This bill addresses mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including by requiring the VA to update training for the VA workforce and Veterans Crisis Line staff, implement pilot programs, expand access to mental health care, conduct studies and research, and provide outreach to veterans regarding mental health resources.
Among other requirements, the VA must
- ensure its medical centers have at least one full-time minority veteran coordinator and that such coordinators receive training on culturally appropriate mental health and suicide prevention services for American Indian and Alaska Native veterans;
- increase the number of full-time equivalent employees at Vet Centers and paid mental health trainees in the VA's workforce;
- expand specified scholarships and loan repayment programs for mental health providers and students;
- review and update the training for Veterans Crisis Line responders and social service assistants;
- designate a Buddy Check Week to organize outreach events and educate veterans on conducting peer wellness checks;
- update the Veterans Justice Outreach Program, including by conducting program outreach to justice-involved veterans;
- make permanent and expand the Peer Specialist Support program;
- expand eligibility for Vet Center services;
- offer mental health consultations to certain veterans;
- improve the assessment and treatment of veterans with sleep disorders; and
- perform various studies and research related to mental health issues and care.
Additionally, the bill permanently authorizes and expands the Solid Start program.
07
2022-06-22
Reported to House
2022-06-27T18:51:48Z
Support The Resiliency of Our Nation's Great Veterans Act of 2022 or the STRONG Veterans Act of 2022
This bill addresses mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including by requiring the VA to update training for the VA workforce and Veterans Crisis Line staff, implement pilot programs, expand access to mental health care, conduct studies and research, and provide outreach to veterans regarding mental health resources.
Among other requirements, the VA must
- ensure its medical centers have at least one full-time minority veteran coordinator and that such coordinators receive training on culturally appropriate mental health and suicide prevention services for American Indian and Alaska Native veterans;
- increase the number of full-time equivalent employees at Vet Centers and paid mental health trainees in the VA's workforce;
- expand specified scholarships and loan repayment programs for mental health providers and students;
- review and update the training for Veterans Crisis Line responders and social service assistants;
- designate a Buddy Check Week to organize outreach events and educate veterans on conducting peer wellness checks;
- update the Veterans Justice Outreach Program, including by conducting program outreach to justice-involved veterans;
- make permanent and expand the Peer Specialist Support program;
- expand eligibility for Vet Center services;
- offer mental health consultations to certain veterans;
- improve the assessment and treatment of veterans with sleep disorders; and
- perform various studies and research related to mental health issues and care.
Additionally, the bill permanently authorizes and expands the Solid Start program.
53
2022-06-23
Passed House
2022-07-01T16:05:07Z
Support The Resiliency of Our Nation's Great Veterans Act of 2022 or the STRONG Veterans Act of 2022
This bill addresses mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including by requiring the VA to update training for the VA workforce and Veterans Crisis Line staff, implement pilot programs, expand access to mental health care, conduct studies and research, and provide outreach to veterans regarding mental health resources.
Among other requirements, the VA must
- ensure its medical centers have at least one full-time minority veteran coordinator and that such coordinators receive training on culturally appropriate mental health and suicide prevention services for American Indian and Alaska Native veterans;
- increase the number of full-time equivalent employees at Vet Centers and paid mental health trainees in the VA's workforce;
- expand specified scholarships and loan repayment programs for mental health providers and students;
- review and update the training for Veterans Crisis Line responders and social service assistants;
- designate a Buddy Check Week to organize outreach events and educate veterans on conducting peer wellness checks;
- update the Veterans Justice Outreach Program, including by conducting program outreach to justice-involved veterans;
- make permanent and expand the Peer Specialist Support program;
- expand eligibility for Vet Center services;
- offer mental health consultations to certain veterans;
- improve the assessment and treatment of veterans with sleep disorders; and
- perform various studies and research related to mental health issues and care.
Additionally, the bill permanently authorizes and expands the Solid Start program.

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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STRONG Veterans Act of 2022
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Support The Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great Veterans Act of 2022
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- Referred in Senate
2022-07-11T04:00:00Z
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- Engrossed in House
2022-06-23T04:00:00Z
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- Reported in House
2022-06-22T04:00:00Z
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- Introduced in House
2022-01-18T05:00:00Z
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