3.0.0 3293 2023-03-08T20:11:49Z 2023-03-08T20:11:49Z Senate S 2021-12-01 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2021-12-15T21:17:49Z Referred to 2021-12-01T18:36:12Z 2021-12-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2021-12-01 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-12-01 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 2021-12-01 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-12-15 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2021-12-15 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2021-12-15 False T000278 Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] Tommy Tuberville R AL 2021-12-15 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2022-02-16 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2022-02-17 False K000377 Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] Mark Kelly D AZ 2022-03-02 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2022-05-25 False O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA 2022-06-14 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2022-09-27 False 2022-07-22T17:22:00Z S. 3293, Post-9/11 Veterans’ Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58329 As reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on December 15, 2021 Armed Forces and National Security Colorado Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Employee hiring Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Homelessness and emergency shelter Hospital care Medical education Medical research Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Neurological disorders New York State Nursing Research administration and funding Rural conditions and development Student aid and college costs Utah Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-12-01 Introduced in Senate 2022-11-21T12:53:52Z Post-9/11 Veterans' Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021

This bill addresses mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including by requiring the VA to expand access to mental health care, expand its mental health workforce, and conduct studies and research.

Among other requirements, the VA must

  • increase the number of full-time equivalent employees at Vet Centers,
  • expand specified scholarships and loan repayment programs for mental health providers and students,
  • 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.
]]> Post-9/11 Veterans’ Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 Display Title Post-9/11 Veterans’ Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Post-9/11 Veterans’ Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to expand access of veterans to mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s3293is/xml/BILLS-117s3293is.xml 2021-12-15 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. 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.