MENTAL HEALTH

Amendments

Armed Forces: oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (H. Res. 124), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2846 [27MR]

Courts: allow use of certified facility dogs in criminal proceedings in Federal courts (S. 1029), S7220, S7233 [19DE]

Dept. of Justice: expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (S. 998), S2948 [16MY]

Dept. of Labor: issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), H9135, H9138, H9139, H9140, H9143, H9147, H9148 [21NO]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 1309), consideration (H. Res. 713), H9072 [20NO]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit discrimination by abortion against an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome (see S. 2745), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 4903), H8594 [29OC]

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see S. 1352), S2688 [7MY] (see H.R. 2585), H3500 [8MY]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3137), H4342 [5JN]

Anti-Bullying Roundtable: establish (see H.R. 3659), H5303 [9JY]

Armed Forces: include a single comprehensive disability examination as part of the required physical examination for separating members (see H.R. 2886), H4064 [21MY]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (see H. Res. 124), H1518 [11FE]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (H. Res. 124), consideration (see H. Res. 252), H2795 [25MR]

——— provide coverage for eating disorders under the TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see S. 2673), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 2767), H3841 [15MY]

——— take certain steps to improve Transition Assistance Program and other transition assistance to members who are separated, retired, or discharged (see S. 1555), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 2326), H3270 [15AP]

Bureau of Prisons: improve treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents (see S. 992), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2034), H2985 [2AP]

——— reform use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing (see S. 719), S1734 [7MR]

CDC: conduct a national suicide prevention media campaign and establish National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4585), H8088 [1OC]

——— conduct research on mass violence (see S. 2554), S5747 [26SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see S. 1126), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2283), H3255 [10AP]

——— conduct study on antipsychotic prescribing practices in nonnursing home settings (see H.R. 1955), H2915 [28MR]

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: amend and reauthorize (see S. 2971), S6825 [3DE]

——— making appropriations (see H.R. 4893), H8539 [28OC]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 2480), H3439 [2MY]

Children and youth: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (see H.R. 5469), H10609 [17DE]

——— condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize its harmful impacts, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence (see S. Res. 112), S1900 [14MR] (see H. Res. 230), H2745 [14MR]

——— provide grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for chidlren and youth in educational settings (see H.R. 4835), H8456 [23OC]

Choose Respect Day: designate (see S. 1076), S2328 [9AP]

Commission on Securing Our Nation’s Children: establish (see H.R. 743), H1209 [24JA]

Courts: allow use of certified facility dogs in criminal proceedings in Federal courts (see S. 1029), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 5403), H10123 [11DE]

Crime: call for States to pass sexual assault kit reform legislation (see H. Res. 81), H1243 [28JA]

——— prohibit gay and trans panic defense and report on Federal prosecution of crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 1721), S3250 [5JN] (see H.R. 3133), H4342 [5JN]

——— provide grants to communities for evidence-based gun violence intervention and prevention programs (see S. 2671), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 4836), H8456 [23OC]

——— reduce mass violence, strengthen mental health collaboration in communities, and improve school safety (see S. 2690), S6092 [23OC]

——— train individuals in effective and evidence-based de-escalation techniques to ensure individuals have skills to resolve conflicts, manage anger, and control implicit bias without use of force (see H.R. 2457), H3404 [1MY]

DEA: allow community addiction treatment facilities and community mental health facilities to register to dispense controlled substances through telemedicine (see S. 2244), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 4131), H7481 [30JY]

——— amend certain regulations so that practitioners may not administer more than 3 days of medication to a person at one time when administering narcotics in order to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms (see H.R. 2281), H3255 [10AP]

Death and dying: ensure individuals facing the end of their lives have access to quality medical, palliative, and hospice care and oppose Federal policies or practices that support or facilitate assisted suicide (see H. Con. Res. 79), H10258 [12DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: include eating disorders prevention within Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program (see H.R. 2625), H3678 [9MY]

——— provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (see S. 2599), S5793 [15OC] (see H.R. 4820), H8456 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a pilot program on suicide prevention in military health care system (see H.R. 4992), H8737 [8NO]

——— develop a strategy to recruit and retain mental health providers and direct military departments to develop medication monitoring programs (see H.R. 1801), H2745 [14MR]

——— establish pilot program to share information with designated relatives and friends of Armed Forces members relative to experiences and challenges of military service, particularly overseas deployments (see S. 1467), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2727), H3789 [14MY]

——— include gambling disorder in health assessments of Armed Forces members and implement prevention and treatment policies and programs for Armed Forces members and their dependents (see S. 2060), S4729 [9JY] (see H.R. 3658), H5303 [9JY]

——— require Armed Forces members to receive physical and mental health assessments prior to separation, include health care planning in Transition Assistance Program, and report on post-separation health care (see H.R. 4993), H8737 [8NO]

——— study reimbursement rates for mental health care providers under TRICARE program relative to impact on access and quality of care and military readiness (see H.R. 4994), H8737 [8NO]

Dept. of Education: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 2548), S5706 [25SE] (see H.R. 2653), H3679 [9MY]

——— allow States and local educational agencies to use existing Federal grant money to make physical safety improvements to school campus facilities (see H.R. 1192), H1582 [13FE]

——— assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 1861), H2795 [25MR]

——— create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 981), H1362 [5FE]

——— effectively staff public elementary and secondary schools with school-based mental health services providers (see S. 2499), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4381), H7772 [18SE]

——— establish a competitive grant program to develop, implement, and evaluate teacher and school leader training programs on family engagement (see H.R. 4626), H8101 [8OC]

——— establish a grant program that will support efforts at the State level to establish anti-bullying task forces to study, address, and reduce bullying in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5286), H9221 [3DE]

——— establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (see S. 1204), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 3489), H5166 [25JN]

——— establish Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program to increase recruitment and retention of school-based mental health services providers (see H.R. 4025), H7465 [25JY]

——— improve mental health services for students (see H.R. 1395), H2270 [27FE]

——— increase recruitment and retention of mental health professionals in low-income schools by providing student loan forgiveness to individuals who work in such schools (see S. 1642), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2958), H4161 [23MY]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 4525), H8053 [26SE]

——— promote comprehensive college campus mental health and suicide prevention plans (see H.R. 4327), H7705 [12SE]

——— provide additional funds to States to establish and make disbursements from high cost funds to reimburse local schools for special educational services (see H.R. 4673), H8143 [15OC]

——— provide criteria for use of Federal funds to support trauma-informed practices in schools (see H.R. 4146), H7488 [2AU]

——— provide grants for institutions of higher education to prevent substance misuse (see S. 1281), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 3591), H5258 [27JN]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (see S. 1483), S2884 [15MY]

——— require institutions of higher education to print information on suicide prevention resources on student identification cards to improve access to mental health services (see S. 1782), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3192), H4431 [11JN]

——— study student mental health at institutions of higher education and issue guidance on compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act for mental health and substance use disorder policies (see H.R. 5204), H9121 [20NO]

Dept. of HHS: address opioid drug abuse epidemic (see H.R. 2922), H4118 [22MY]

——— address social isolation and loneliness of senior citizens (see S. 2677), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 4859), H8462 [24OC]

——— assist States, tribes, territories, counties, and cities in implementing child welfare systems and services to families at risk of entering the child welfare or foster care systems (see S. 2777), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 4980), H8729 [5NO]

——— authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (see S. 2500), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 2431), H3403 [1MY]

——— authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (see S. 923), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 1978), H2916 [28MR]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for families and caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (see S. 740), S1792 [12MR]

——— authorize grants for youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to be used for school personnel and students to receive student suicide awareness and prevention training (see H.R. 3778), H5911 [16JY]

——— authorize grants to develop and implement statewide or tribal post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health service programs for children who are adopted or placed in legal guardianship (see H.R. 3909), H7240 [23JY]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (see S. 901), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 1903), H2884 [27MR]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants and Tribal Opioid Response Grants programs (see H.R. 2466), H3404 [1MY]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants program and allow use of funding to address methamphetamine and cocaine abuse (see S. 1925), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 4111), H7480 [30JY]

——— award grants for innovative approaches to securing prompt access to appropriate follow-on care for individuals who experience an acute mental health episode and provide for care in an emergency department (see H.R. 2519), H3447 [3MY]

——— award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations (see S. 2880), S6625 [18NO] (see H.R. 5138), H8958 [18NO]

——— clarify that National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program participants may be assigned to serve in pediatric inpatient mental health facilities (see S. 1668), S3105 [23MY]

——— condition certain grants on States, local educational agencies, and tribes implementing a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy (see S. 2492), S5539 [17SE]

——— conduct pilot program to improve recruitment and retention of child welfare workers (see S. 1070), S2328 [9AP]

——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see S. 1073), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2775), H3841 [15MY]

——— develop best practices for establishment and use of behavioral intervention teams at schools (see H.R. 3539), H5256 [27JN]

——— eliminate barriers to providing child welfare services for those in need and provide additional resources to provide services to families at risk of entering the child welfare or foster care systems (see S. 1376), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2702), H3788 [14MY] (see H.R. 3017), H4164 [23MY]

——— enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services to help prevent children from entering the foster care system (see S. 1450), S2815 [14MY]

——— establish a grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in primary care offices (see H.R. 4353), H7753 [17SE]

——— establish a program to improve identification, assessment, and treatment of patients in the emergency department who are at risk of suicide (see S. 3006), S6949 [10DE] (see H.R. 4861), H8538 [28OC]

——— establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals who have physical or mental health conditions or substance use disorders (see H.R. 3272), H4694 [13JN]

——— establish National Sexual Assault Care and Treatment Task Force (see H.R. 4758), H8258 [18OC]

——— impose a fee on opioid manufacturers to fund an increase in drug addiction treatment capacity (see S. 1662), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 3105), H4341 [5JN]

——— improve detection, prevention, and treatment of mental health issues among public safety officers (see H.R. 1646), H2614 [8MR]

——— improve maternal health care and training of health care providers to reduce or prevent discrimination in provision of certain health care services, and enhance perinatal, pregnancy, and postpartum services (see H.R. 4215), H7528 [30AU]

——— increase support for mental health services for children (see S. 1160), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2503), H3440 [2MY]

——— provide better protections and support for children raised by grandparents or other kinship families outside the foster care system due to parental drug or alcohol abuse (see S. 1181), S2434 [11AP]

——— provide for additional programs funded by grants to strengthen health care system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 973), H1361 [5FE]

——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategies to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations (see H.R. 2826), H3962 [17MY]

——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Hispanic and Latino population (see H.R. 4543), H8079 [27SE]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in National Health Service Corps (see S. 1659), S3105 [23MY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1058), H1460 [7FE]

——— require educational agencies receiving mental health program funding to expand suicide prevention, threat identification, and intervention training to students and schools (see H.R. 2599), H3501 [8MY]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see S. 467), S1325 [13FE] (see H.R. 1191), H1582 [13FE]

——— revise amount of minimum allotments under Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness (PATH) program (see H.R. 3592), H5258 [27JN]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 1122), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 1109), H1491 [8FE]

——— test the feasibility and outcomes of integrating a substance use disorder and behavioral health treatment locator tool into prescription drug monitoring programs of eligible States (see H.R. 3927), H7376 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: limit use of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in immigration detention (see S. 2870), S6604 [14NO]

Dept. of HUD: establish a grant program to provide temporary housing to homeless individuals near high-density homeless areas that provides health and social services and targeted outreach (see H.R. 4936), H8717 [31OC]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (see S. 506), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1236), H2029 [14FE]

——— develop and implement national standards for the use of solitary confinement in correctional facilities (see H.R. 4488), H7988 [25SE]

——— establish a pilot program to provide grants to community mental health centers for placement of social workers with law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2696), H3787 [14MY]

——— establish Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team grant program (see S. 2720), S6189 [28OC] (see H.R. 4886), H8539 [28OC]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see S. 2774), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]

——— establish grant program to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth in the justice system to eliminate imposition of juvenile fines and fees (see H.R. 2300), H3263 [12AP]

——— establish Green Alert communications network throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (see H.R. 1350), H2101 [25FE]

——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (see S. 998), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2368), H3283 [25AP]

——— improve handling of crimes of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by incorporating a trauma-informed approach into initial response to and investigation of such crimes (see S. 171), S274 [16JA] (see H.R. 600), H674 [16JA]

——— incentivize State reporting systems that allow submittal of information by mental health professionals on individuals deemed dangerous relative to firearms possession (see H.R. 3554), H5256 [27JN]

——— make grants to provide training to improve police responses for people with mental illness and intellectual and developmental disabilities and increase mental health awareness training grants (see H.R. 4882), H8538 [28OC]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that authorize the seizure of firearms from dangerous individuals (see H.R. 2786), H3923 [16MY]

——— promote behavioral health crisis response training among law enforcement officers (see S. 413), S1133 [7FE]

——— provide Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to States that adopt red flag laws to remove guns from individuals who may be a threat to themselves or others (see H.R. 744), H1209 [24JA]

——— provide grants to State, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to obtain behavioral health crisis response training for law enforcement officers (see S. 1464), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2698), H3787 [14MY]

——— provide notification to relevant law enforcement agencies if a background check conducted by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System determines that a person may not receive a firearm (see H.R. 3552), H5256 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to facilitate the installation on bridges of suicide prevention nets and barriers (see H.R. 4309), H7704 [12SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 179), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 712), H1170 [23JA]

——— carry out a pilot program for work therapy using service dog training (see S. 2948), S6755 [21NO]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H7704 [12SE]

——— carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3103), H4341 [5JN]

——— conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth (see H.R. 1997), H2923 [29MR]

——— conduct a study on barriers for women veterans to health care (see H.R. 2982), H4162 [23MY]

——— conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal marijuana (see H.R. 747), H1209 [24JA]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 100), H204 [3JA]

——— designate a week as Buddy Check Week for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (see H.R. 2898), H4117 [22MY]

——— designate Battle Buddy Check Week to provide outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (see H.R. 4290), H7665 [11SE]

——— develop a training and counseling session in suicide prevention and lethal means tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001 (see S. 2822), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 4282), H7664 [11SE]

——— direct the Dept. of Defense and military departments to encourage female members who are leaving the Armed Forces to participate in Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (see S. 2324), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 2941), H4160 [23MY]

——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries and establish an appeals process for determinations of veterans’ mental capacity (see H.R. 592), H674 [16JA]

——— enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct surveys to measure cannabis use by veterans (see H.R. 2676), H3727 [10MY]

——— enter into contracts with States or award grants to States to promote health and wellness, prevent suicide, and improve outreach to veterans (see S. 3020), S6992 [11DE] (see H.R. 5516), H12290 [19DE]

——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see S. 1263), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 2435), H3403 [1MY]

——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 711), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 2629), H3678 [9MY]

——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see S. 374), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1092), H1461 [7FE]

——— expand research and education on, and delivery of, complementary and integrative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 1963), H2915 [28MR]

——— extend Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (see H.R. 2942), H4160 [23MY]

——— furnish free and comprehensive mental health care to veterans (see H.R. 5027), H8739 [8NO]

——— furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 2504), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4370), H7772 [18SE]

——— furnish Vet Center counseling and mental health services to National Guard, Reserve, or Coast Guard members who participated in drug interdiction or emergency or disaster response (see H.R. 1812), H2754 [18MR]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S1383 [14FE]

——— improve communications relative to benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2972), H4161 [23MY]

——— improve efforts to prevent suicide by women veterans (see H.R. 4182), H7496 [9AU]

——— improve mental health care (see S. 785), S1845 [13MR]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (see S. 606), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 2184), H3217 [9AP]

——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see S. 2915), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 3867), H7157 [19JY]

——— make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 2949), S6755 [21NO]

——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 1749), H2717 [13MR]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 2966), S6824 [3DE] (see H.R. 4524), H8053 [26SE]

——— make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2798), H3923 [16MY]

——— prohibit transmission of certain information to Dept. of Justice for use by National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3450), H5075 [24JN]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 713), H1170 [23JA]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate provision of post-traumatic stress disorder prevention services for veterans (see H.R. 5440), H10306 [16DE]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see S. 1906), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 3495), H5199 [26JN]

——— provide for a policy on medicinal cannabis (see H.R. 2675), H3726 [10MY]

——— provide notice to Congress of any suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran in a departmental facility (see H.R. 2340), H3274 [18AP]

——— provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments (see H.R. 3147), H4343 [5JN]

——— provide training in use of medical cannabis for all departmental primary care providers (see H.R. 2677), H3727 [10MY]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see S. 1594), S3058 [22MY]

——— reauthorize and make permanent certain programs assisting homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2223), H3253 [10AP]

——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 2997), H4163 [23MY]

——— restore a veteran’s rights to own or possess a firearm by requiring proof a veteran is a danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 1331), S2645 [6MY] (see H.R. 3826), H7149 [18JY]

——— staff each medical center with at least one suicide prevention coordinator (see H.R. 5029), H8739 [8NO]

——— submit to Congress a report on advancement of whole health transformation (see H.R. 2359), H3283 [25AP]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on suicide among veterans (see S. 3122), S7207 [19DE]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1728), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3113), H4341 [5JN]

Drug abuse: recognize addiction as a disease and support efforts to prevent, treat, and destigmatize substance use disorder and addiction (see H. Res. 714), H9057 [19NO]

Drugs: acknowledge contributions of addiction professionals and their commitment to treating individuals with substance use disorders through recognized standards of education, training, and competencies (see H. Res. 419), H4216 [3JN]

——— provide assistance to States and localities affected by the opioid epidemic and improve delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families (see S. 1365), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2569), H3499 [8MY]

Employment: allow employees to earn paid sick time to address their health needs, the health needs of their families, or to seek assistance relative to domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault (see S. 840), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 1784), H2744 [14MR]

FBI: provide information on suicide rates and attempted suicides of current and former law enforcement officers (see S. 2746), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 3735), H5774 [12JY]

FCC: designate 3-digit dialing code for veterans in crisis (see S. 2003), S4627 [27JN]

——— designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see S. 2661), S5965 [22OC] (see H.R. 4194), H7510 [20AU]

FDA: require label of drugs with an increased risk of suicide or depression to prominently detail those side effects (see H.R. 4404), H7834 [19SE]

FEC: require Presidential candidates to undergo a standardized medical examination by Dept. of the Navy medical office and publically disclose results of such examinations before the election (see H.R. 3736), H5774 [12JY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit use of funds for grants on the history of wine in foreign countries, whether insects are attracted to artificial light, or levels of stress on humans when discussing politics (see H.R. 4837), H8456 [23OC]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and gun trafficking (see S. 1519), S2924 [16MY]

——— allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (see S. 7), S19 [3JA]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (see S. 1924), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 1705), H2715 [13MR]

——— require manufacturers and retailers to include warning labels that provide the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4271), H7596 [10SE]

——— strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 4199), H7511 [20AU]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see S. 2008), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3570), H5257 [27JN]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (see S. 1392), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2333), H3274 [18AP]

——— conduct an assessment of all memoranda of understanding and agreement between Dept. of Veterans Affairs and non-departmental entities relative to suicide prevention and mental health services for veterans (see H.R. 2372), H3283 [25AP]

——— evaluate and report on the in-patient and outpatient drug treatment capacity, availability, and needs of the U.S. (see H.R. 1303), H2038 [15FE]

——— report on Dept. of Veterans Affairs handling of veterans considered high risk, review mental health and suicide prevention services, and report on efforts to integrate mental health care into primary care clinics (see H.R. 5030), H8739 [8NO]

Green Alert System Advisory and Support Committee: establish to develop Green Alert systems that would be activated when a veteran goes missing (see S. 699), S1733 [7MR]

Health: galvanize U.S. programs in support of brain health for global victims of autism, hydrocephalus, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia (see H.R. 2077), H3068 [3AP]

——— support efforts of health and wellness coaches (see S. Res. 227), S3164 [3JN] (see H. Res. 117), H1492 [8FE]

——— support the right to affordable, quality health care (see S. Res. 273), S4729 [9JY]

Health care facilities: authorize a program to promote innovative approaches to securing prompt access to appropriate care for individuals presenting at emergency departments with acute mental health illness (see S. 1334), S2645 [6MY]

Immigration: provide mental health services to every child who was separated from their parents due to zero tolerance policy that prosecutes all adults entering the U.S. illegally (see H.R. 1336), H2100 [25FE]

Information technology: establish an app ratings board to enforce age and content ratings of apps on Internet-ready devices and call on technology companies to implement parental controls on devices used by minors (see H. Res. 721), H9121 [20NO]

Insurance: establish a special enrollment period for families of individuals who died by suicide and a competitive grant program to provide services and support to those impacted by suicide (see H.R. 4428), H7835 [19SE]

——— strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see S. 1576), S3005 [21MY] (see S. 1737), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 2848), H4009 [20MY] (see H.R. 2874), H4063 [21MY] (see H.R. 3165), H4387 [10JN]

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 388), H3962 [17MY]

Internet: require social media companies to ban certain features that are designed to be addictive, require choice parity for consent, and give users the power to monitor their time spent on social media (see S. 2314), S5195 [30JY]

Medicaid: allow for payments to States for substance abuse services furnished to inmates in public institutions (see H.R. 2511), H3440 [2MY]

——— extend community mental health services demonstration program (see S. 2047), S4629 [27JN]

——— extend demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see H.R. 3074), H4216 [3JN]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (see S. 824), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1767), H2743 [14MR]

——— prohibit payments for sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (see H.R. 1981), H2916 [28MR]

——— provide a higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for mental and behavioral health services (see H.R. 1920), H2884 [27MR]

——— provide coverage for services for treatment of psychiatric or substance use disorders furnished to certain individuals in an institution for mental diseases (see H.R. 5006), H8738 [8NO]

——— support provision of treatment family care services (see S. 1880), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3649), H5302 [9JY]

Medicare: address certain discrimination relative to provision of mental health services and stabilize and modernize provision of partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 1564), H2503 [6MR]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 595), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1530), H2367 [5MR]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 286), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 945), H1342 [31JA]

——— exclude coverage of advanced care planning services (see H.R. 520), H518 [11JA]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 3235), H4627 [12JN]

——— improve access to mental health services (see S. 782), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1533), H2367 [5MR]

——— provide coverage of addiction counselor services under part B (see S. 2412), S5311 [1AU]

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H2038 [15FE] (see H.R. 5201), H9121 [20NO]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see S. 2907), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 3711), H5726 [11JY]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions to help combat the opioid crisis (see S. 2892), S6669 [19NO] (see H.R. 2439), H3403 [1MY] (see H.R. 3414), H5036 [21JN]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 2772), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 884), H1333 [30JA]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see S. 880), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 1873), H2826 [26MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide for mental and behavioral health treatment through telehealth (see H.R. 5473), H12209 [18DE]

Mental Health Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 337), H3404 [1MY]

Minorities: acknowledge racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color (see H. Res. 480), H5303 [9JY]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see S. 2991), S6888 [5DE]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance (see S. Res. 379), S6156 [24OC]

National Concussion Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 349), S5749 [26SE] (see H. Res. 567), H7835 [19SE]

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 425), S6605 [14NO]

National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 448), S6904 [9DE]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 455), H5006 [20JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 455), H5006 [20JN]

National Recovery Month: designate (see H. Res. 586), H7902 [24SE]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 117), S1900 [14MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 38), S800 [31JA] (see H.J. Res. 42), H1362 [5FE]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 692), H8784 [12NO]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 178), S2516 [30AP] (see H. Res. 319), H3265 [12AP]

National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week: designate (see S. Res. 181), S2570 [1MY] (see H. Res. 298), H3217 [9AP]

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: ensure provision of high-quality service (see H.R. 4564), H8080 [27SE]

National Suicide Prevention Month: designate (see H. Res. 587), H7902 [24SE]

Native Americans: authorize a special behavioral health program for Indians (see S. 3126), S7208 [19DE]

——— improve behavioral health outcomes for American Indians and Alaskan Natives (see H.R. 4533), H8054 [26SE]

NIH: conduct study to add to scientific knowledge on reducing teacher stress and increasing teacher retention and well-being (see H.R. 4221), H7528 [30AU]

——— expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 1131), H1492 [8FE]

——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see S. 558), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1367), H2233 [26FE]

NSF: support multidisciplinary research on the science of suicide (see H.R. 4704), H8198 [16OC]

——— support research on opioid addiction (see S. 2354), S5247 [31JY] (see H.R. 3153), H4348 [6JN]

Public welfare programs: ensure that mental health screenings and assessments are provided to children and youth upon entry into foster care (see H.R. 4420), H7835 [19SE]

Puerto Rico: improve collection and publication of statistics (see H.R. 1405), H2270 [27FE]

Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9179 [26NO]

Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility, Murfreesboro, TN: designate (see H.R. 1341), H2100 [25FE]

Ships and vessels: authorize nonpecuniary damages in an action resulting from a cruise ship accident occurring on the high seas (see S. 1062), S2294 [8AP]

Social Security: remove barriers to access to residential substance use disorder treatment services under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5232), H9168 [21NO]

Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 116), S1900 [14MR] (see H. Res. 176), H2368 [5MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1532), H2367 [5MR]

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: award grants to States to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse, dependence, or addiction (see H.R. 1302), H2038 [15FE]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: provide funding for programs and activities (see S. 2102), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 4460), H7901 [24SE]

Survivors Victory Day: observance (see H. Res. 715), H9057 [19NO]

Task Force on Local Mental Health Needs: establish (see H.R. 5411), H10257 [12DE]

Taxation: allow for contributions to Alzheimer’s Research and Caregiving Trust Fund through Federal income tax returns (see S. 3125), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 3453), H5076 [24JN]

——— establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (see S. 425), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 4631), H8110 [11OC] (see H.R. 4793), H8387 [22OC]

——— recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (see S. 305), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 2497), H3439 [2MY]

Trauma: improve identification and support of children and families who experience trauma (see S. 1770), S3284 [10JN] (see H.R. 3180), H4388 [10JN]

Veterans: expand and study efficacy of veterans treatment court programs in order to assist justice-involved veterans (see H. Res. 698), H8878 [14NO]

——— recognize importance and effectiveness of veteran-to-veteran sponsorship programs (see H. Res. 483), H5584 [10JY]

Women: support access to comprehensive, convenient, compassionate, life-affirming, high-quality health care and recognize high standards established by Pro Women’s Healthcare Centers consortium (see H. Res. 16), H211 [3JA]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 116), S1900 [14MR] (see H. Res. 176), H2368 [5MR]

Essays

State of the Union: Fiona Therese, S797 [31JA]

——— Seth Harte, S795 [31JA]

Letters

Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Katherine McGuire, American Psychological Association Services, Inc., H3994 [20MY]

——— Kyle E. Yasuda, American Academy of Pediatrics, H3993 [20MY]

——— Ruth J. Friedman, National Child Abuse Coalition, H3993 [20MY]

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act: Bonnie Castillo, Zenei Cortez, Deborah Burger, and Jean Ross, National Nurses United (organization), H9129 [21NO]

——— Dina L. Kastner, National Association of Social Workers, H9131 [21NO]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H9133 [21NO]

——— Representative Courtney, H5043 [24JN]

——— Representative Pallone, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H9128 [21NO]

——— Representative Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’ Scott, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H9128 [21NO]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H9132 [21NO]

——— several organizations, H9130 [21NO]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H9130 [21NO]

Motions

Remarks in House

Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (H.R. 2585), H5251 [27JN]

Alliance for Substance Abuse Progress in Bartholomew County, IN: tribute, H5308 [10JY]

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, H4445 [12JN], H4928 [20JN], H5010 [21JN], H5044 [24JN], H5090 [25JN], H9041 [19NO], H9102 [20NO], E804 [20JN], E886 [10JY]

Alzheimer’s Association: tribute to Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Advocacy Forum, H2936 [1AP]

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: tribute to Arkansas chapter, H9161 [21NO]

Arkansas: tribute to steps addressing mental health care, H9161 [21NO]

Armed Forces: oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (H. Res. 124), H2891–H2899, H2907 [28MR]

——— oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban (H. Res. 124), consideration (H. Res. 252), H2840–H2847 [27MR]

——— require post-deployment mental health checkup, H8152 [16OC]

——— take certain steps to improve Transition Assistance Program and other transition assistance to members who are separated, retired, or discharged (H.R. 2326), H4035–H4039 [21MY]

Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission: Dept. of HHS grant to expand Addiction Recovery Mobile Outreach Team recipient, H7993 [26SE]

Autism Community Together (organization): anniversary of Autism Awareness Fair, E258 [6MR]

Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act: implementation, H4928 [20JN]

Bureau of Prisons: ensure cultural competency training is included in trauma screening trainings provided to correctional officers and employees, including instructors and health care professionals, H3047, H3048 [3AP]

——— funding to address impact of solitary confinement on prisoners with mental health issues, H4936, H4937 [20JN]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health, H5044 [24JN], H5090 [25JN]

——— National Center for Injury Prevention and Control suicide awareness, research, and prevention funding, H4613, H4614 [12JN]

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2480), H3978–H3994, H3998 [20MY], E637 [21MY]

Children and youth: increase youth suicide awareness and prevention efforts, H3311 [30AP]

Children’s Grief Awareness Day: observance, E1501 [22NO]

Community Human Services: anniversary, E1301 [17OC]

Corte Madera, CA: tribute to Sunrise Center, E1501 [22NO]

Denton VA Mental Health Annex, Denton, TX: opening, E1027 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (H.R. 4820), H9158 [21NO]

Dept. of Defense: allow veterans enrolled in Wounded Warrior program to continue enrollment in Military Adaptive Sports Program for a certain period of time after separation, H5658 [11JY]

——— ensure cultural competence and diversity are considered in recruitment and retention efforts for mental health providers, H5659 [11JY]

——— ensure National Capital Consortium Psychiatry Residency Program leadership maintains a workplace free of racial, gender, or other forms of discrimination or harassment, H5677 [11JY]

——— post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H5672 [11JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement policy to ban certain transgender people from serving in the military, H4717 [18JN]

——— traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and psychological health research funding, H4729, H4730 [18JN]

Dept. of Education: National Center for College Students With Disabilities funding, H4606 [12JN]

——— Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) funding, H4635, H4636 [13JN]

Dept. of HHS: address opioid drug abuse epidemic, H10032 [11DE]

——— authorize a loan repayment program for mental health professionals (H.R. 2431), H3494, H3495 [8MY]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction, H8475 [28OC]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (H.R. 1903), H5090 [25JN]

——— children’s mental health services grants funding, H4536 [12JN]

——— clarify that early childhood developmental screenings are considered an allowable medical service by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, H4614, H4615 [12JN]

——— conduct study on effects of forced child marriage in States that have not prevented practice, H3990 [20MY]

——— ensure State plans for safe care of infants exposed to substances in utero do not unfairly target pregnant women who need to remain on certain medications, H3990 [20MY]

——— ensure trauma and behavioral health specialists are included as health care professionals in efforts to address domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and children exposed to violence, H3058 [3AP]

——— improve recruitment and retention of child welfare workers, H3990, H3991 [20MY]

——— National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being funding to expand data collection to include children impacted by parental substance abuse, H4564, H4565 [12JN]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), H7303–H7308 [24JY]

——— require navigators to provide information in plain language regarding essential health benefits and coverage and treatment parity for mental health and substance abuse, H3890, H3891 [16MY]

——— require review and submittal of report on whether being a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking increases the likelihood of having a substance use disorder, H3041, H3042 [3AP]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (H.R. 1109), H3494 [8MY], H8950 [18NO]

——— School-Based Health Centers funding through reductions in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services management funding, H4623–H4625 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Building Communities of Recovery program funding, H4567, H4568 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program funding through reductions in health surveillance and program support funding, H4610, H4611 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Suicide Prevention Lifeline geolocation services feasibility study funding, H4607, H4608 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration peer to peer mental health programs for first responders funding, H4580 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Regional Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education funding, H4565 [12JN]

——— Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants and State Opioid Response Grants program funding, E849 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to offer alternative justice response programs, H3056, H3057 [3AP]

——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to offer primary prevention training, in addition to survivor support services, H3056 [3AP]

——— allow colleges to use grants to prevent violent crimes on campus to train staff to conduct victim-centered, trauma-informed interviews for students reporting sexual or domestic violence, stalking, or harassment, H3033, H3034 [3AP]

——— allow use of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program grants to develop court processes to allow family members to petition courts to block dangerous individuals from purchasing weapons (H.R. 1236), H3914 [16MY]

——— Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program funding, H4936 [20JN]

——— Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program law enforcement crisis training funding, H4934 [20JN]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (H.R. 886), H8489–H8491 [28OC], H8548 [29OC]

——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (H.R. 2368), H3955 [17MY]

——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (S. 998), H5329–H5331 [10JY], H7892 [24SE]

——— juvenile mental health courts funding, H4942 [20JN]

——— make grants to States that have in place laws that authorize the seizure of firearms from dangerous individuals (H.R. 2786), H3851 [16MY]

——— Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention court-appointed special advocate and guardian ad litem program funding, H4937 [20JN]

——— veterans’ treatment courts funding, H4895 [19JN], H4934 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: clarify ability of health care and social service workers to report violent incidents to law enforcement, H9143, H9144 [21NO]

——— clarify workplace violence prevention plans adopted by health care and social service employers shall not limit existing protections or laws relative to domestic violence, stalking, dating violence, and sexual assault, H9148 [21NO]

——— ensure health care and social service employers incorporate changes to comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan based on informed findings from annual evaluation, H9147 [21NO]

——— ensure that healthcare and social service workers are aware of legal protection from retaliation by employers when reporting workplace violence, H9144, H9145 [21NO]

——— prioritize technical assistance to health care and social service employers to ensure compliance with comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, H9149 [21NO]

——— provide additional training for employees who work with victims of torture, human trafficking, and domestic violence under a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, H9146 [21NO]

——— provide information to health care and social service employees on available mental health resources, trauma, and related counseling, H9139 [21NO]

——— provide report containing statistical data with respect to violence in healthcare and social service workplaces, H9145, H9146 [21NO]

——— require covered health care and social service employers to share workplace violence prevention plans with employees following completion of annual training, H9138, H9139 [21NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address epidemic of veteran suicide, H3430 [2MY], H3853 [16MY], H8529 [28OC]

——— carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (H.R. 712), E78 [23JA]

——— clarify that veterans experiencing a mental health crisis are eligible for child care assistance, H1467 [8FE]

——— departmental medical facilities funding, H5017, H5018 [21JN]

——— designate a week as Buddy Check Week for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (H.R. 2898), E667 [23MY]

——— designate Battle Buddy Check Week to provide outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (H.R. 4290), H8776 [12NO]

——— ensure access to child care for veterans receiving telemental health services, H1429, H1430 [7FE]

——— ensure access to child care for veterans while receiving substance or drug abuse counseling at a departmental facility, H1424 [7FE]

——— ensure veterans receiving emergency mental health care services are eligible for child care services, H1472, H1473 [8FE]

——— ensure veterans receiving military sexual trauma counseling and care services are eligible for child care services, H1475, H1476 [8FE]

——— ensure veterans receiving readjustment counseling are eligible for child care services, H1473 [8FE]

——— extend Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (H.R. 2942), H7206, H7207 [23JY]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, H8393 [23OC]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (H.R. 2184), H3349 [1MY]

——— provide notice to Congress of any suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran in a departmental facility (H.R. 2340), H4041, H4042 [21MY]

——— public-private partnerships to address veteran suicide prevention, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and substance abuse disorder funding, H5015 [21JN]

——— submit to Congress a report on advancement of whole health transformation (H.R. 2359), H4032–H4034 [21MY]

——— suicide prevention programs funding, H5015 [21JN]

——— Veterans Health Administration funding to hire mental health professionals, H5014 [21JN]

——— women-only inpatient mental health clinics funding, H5013 [21JN]

Diseases and disorders: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H1398 [7FE], H2973 [2AP], H4111 [22MY], H4445 [12JN]

Drugs: address fentanyl abuse, H3852 [16MY]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, E1330 [23OC]

——— sanction manufacturers who provide synthetic opioids to traffickers and financial institutions that assist such entities, fund law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and establish Commission on Synthetic Opioid Trafficking, H5654 [11JY]

FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (H.R. 4194), H8152 [16OC], H9161 [21NO]

Firearms: amend outdated and offensive terminology used to describe categories of individuals deemed ineligible to purchase or possess firearms under current law, H2281, H2282 [28FE]

——— clarify that someone at risk of suicide is exempt from background check requirement in order to transfer firearms to others in instances of imminent threats of death or great bodily harm, H2256, H2257 [27FE]

Frankson, Kim: STOPit (company) Helping Hands Life Saver Award recipient, E478, E479, E480 [18AP]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), H4039–H4041 [21MY]

Grand Canyon University: tribute to Speak Up, Stand Up and Save a Life conference and movement, E1346 [28OC]

Health: promote awareness of medical, psychological, and economic impact of eczema, E904 [11JY]

——— support efforts of health and wellness coaches (H. Res. 117), H2263 [27FE]

Hunterdon Helpline, Inc.: anniversary, E1362 [29OC]

Insurance: expand access to, and quality of, mental health care, H3139 [9AP]

Jewell, Dennis (D.J.): Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service by a U.S. Veteran recipient, E701 [4JN]

Johnson, Jess: STOPit (company) Helping Hands Life Saver Award recipient, E478, E479, E480 [18AP]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: recognize ongoing epidemic of violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people, H3055, H3056 [3AP]

Maternal Mental Health Awareness: observance, H3550 [9MY]

Medicaid: extend community mental health services demonstration program (S. 2047), H5263 [28JN]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services, H2777, H2778 [25MR]

Medicare: address certain discrimination relative to provision of mental health services and stabilize and modernize provision of partial hospitalization services (H.R. 1564), E252 [6MR]

Mental Health Awareness Month: observance, H3493–H3495 [8MY], H3508 [9MY], H3719 [10MY], H3853 [16MY], H3998 [20MY], E566 [9MY]

Minnesota Recovery Connection (organization): tribute, H7563 [10SE]

Minorities: address racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among African Americans, H8949–H8955 [18NO]

Mitchell, Bobbie: United Way of Denton County, TX, Dr. Betty Myers Humanitarian Award recipient, E59 [17JA]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance, H7993 [26SE]

National Alliance on Mental Illness: tribute, H3139 [9AP]

National Child Abuse Hotline: establish, H3991 [20MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month: observance, H4927, H4997 [20JN]

National Recovery Month: designate (H. Res. 586), H7869 [24SE]

——— observance, H7998, H8043 [26SE], H8074 [27SE], E1204 [24SE]

National School Counseling Week: observance, E132 [5FE]

National Suicide Prevention Month: observance, H7782, H7818 [19SE], H7891, H7892 [24SE]

NSF: support research on opioid addiction (H.R. 3153), H7172, H7173 [23JY], E1010 [30JY]

Ortel, Laurie: STOPit (company) Helping Hands Life Saver Award recipient, E478, E479, E480 [18AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H3494 [8MY]

——— require GAO report on the impact of waivers for State innovation on coverage for mental health care treatment, H3528, H3534 [9MY]

PRS, Inc.: anniversary of CrisisLink suicide prevention program, E743 [11JN]

PRS CrisisLink: anniversary, E743 [11JN]

Rockingham County, VA: tribute to Living Waters Farm Initiative to help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, H4767 [18JN]

Shute, Paul: Partnership for Public Service, Inc., Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalist, E683 [30MY]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: anniversary, E1350 [28OC]

Suicide: increase awareness and prevention efforts, H5163 [25JN]

Torres, Raymond: Illinois Bicentennial Honor 200 award recipient, E14 [8JA]

University of Michigan: tribute to Express, Fulfill, Prosper (student group) fundraising dinner for mental health awareness, E1274 [11OC]

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: implementation, H8834 [14NO]

WellSpace Health, Inc.: anniversary, E29, E34 [10JA]

Wheat Ridge, CO: Jefferson Center (organization) recipient of Golden Rotary Ethics in Business Award, E547 [7MY]

White Plains, NY: anniversary of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Westchester Behavioral Health Center, E1344 [28OC]

World Autism Awareness Day: observance, H2973 [2AP]

Yes to Youth—Montgomery County Youth Services (organization): anniversary, E138 [6FE]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: address agriculture issues by enacting long-term farm policies, provide access to mental health care, invest in alternative energy sources, and resolve trade disputes, S6055–S6057 [23OC]

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, S4587 [27JN]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health, S1318 [13FE]

Choose Respect Day: observance, S6693 [20NO]

Courts: allow use of certified facility dogs in criminal proceedings in Federal courts (S. 1029), S7233 [19DE]

Crime: provide sexual assault survivors with certain rights and services and establish a working group to more effectively implement best practices on the care and treatment of such survivors, S6543, S6544 [13NO]

——— reduce mass violence, strengthen mental health collaboration in communities, and improve school safety (S. 2690), S6094 [23OC]

DEA: allow community addiction treatment facilities and community mental health facilities to register to dispense controlled substances through telemedicine (S. 2244), S6280 [30OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network funding, S2999 [21MY]

——— provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individuals in rural areas (S. 2599), S6579 [14NO]

Dept. of Defense: establish pilot program to share information with designated relatives and friends of Armed Forces members relative to experiences and challenges of military service, particularly overseas deployments (S. 1467), S4990 [23JY]

——— submit a plan to improve research and development on therapies for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder and document information on blast exposures in service records of military personnel, S2859 [15MY]

Dept. of Education: establish Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students With Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education (S. 1204), S6646 [19NO]

——— require institutions of higher education to have an independent advocate for campus sexual assault prevention and response (S. 1483), S2889 [15MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for housing programs that offer comprehensive services and intensive case management for homeless individuals and families (S. 923), S2091 [28MR]

——— authorize services to be provided to individuals under 60 with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder with neurological or organic brain dysfunction (S. 901), S2599 [2MY]

——— authorize State Opioid Response Grants program and allow use of funding to address methamphetamine and cocaine abuse (S. 1925), S4173 [20JN], S5091 [25JY], S7224 [19DE]

——— conduct pilot program to improve recruitment and retention of child welfare workers (S. 1070), S2331 [9AP]

——— enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services to help prevent children from entering the foster care system (S. 1450), S6687 [20NO]

——— make Indian tribes eligible for State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grants and expand use to include methamphetamine abuse, S6279 [30OC]

——— provide for participation of pediatric subspecialists in National Health Service Corps (S. 1659), S3112 [23MY]

——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), S5609 [19SE]

——— revise and extend projects relative to children and violence and provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (S. 1122), S2852 [15MY]

——— establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (S. 2774), S7120 [17DE]

——— expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention (S. 998), S2776 [13MY], S2803 [14MY], S2948 [16MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address epidemic of veteran suicide, S4688 [8JY], S6385 [5NO]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, S3824 [19JN], S6422 [6NO]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S3826 [19JN]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (S. 514), S2026 [27MR]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (S. 606), S4688 [8JY]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (S. 1906), S4688 [8JY], S6385 [5NO], S6426 [6NO]

Diseases and disorders: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, S1318 [13FE], S2599 [2MY]

——— Parkinson’s disease research funding, S5786 [15OC]

Drugs: provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, S3147 [3JN], S3305 [11JN], S5028, S5033 [24JY], S5437 [11SE]

FCC: designate 3-digit dialing code for veterans in crisis (S. 2003), S4688 [8JY]

Firearms: allow family members and close associates of suspected unstable individuals to take legal actions to prevent such individuals from purchasing or possessing firearms (S. 7), S1341 [14FE]

——— prevent the purchase of ammunition by prohibited purchasers (S. 1924), S5521 [17SE]

FTC: prohibit unfair and deceptive practice of commercial sexual orientation or gender identity conversion therapy (S. 2008), S4631 [27JN]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), S6966 [11DE]

——— assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), unanimous-consent agreement, S6900 [9DE]

Health: life expectancy rates, S5733 [26SE]

Insurance: strengthen parity in access to mental health care and benefits, S2996 [21MY]

Law enforcement: strengthen mental health system, improve public safety, and reauthorize and improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S5553 [18SE]

Medicaid: extend community mental health services demonstration program (S. 2047), S4648 [27JN]

——— increase number of States that may conduct demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services (S. 824), S4783, S4784 [11JY]

Medicare: provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (S. 880), S2599 [2MY]

Mental Health Awareness Month: observance, S2852–S2854 [15MY], S2951 [20MY], S2996, S2999 [21MY]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month: observance (S. Res. 379), S6177 [24OC]

National Concussion Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 349), S5760 [26SE]

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 425), S6614 [14NO]

National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 448), S6907 [9DE]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 220), S4665 [27JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 220), S4665 [27JN]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 117), S2000 [26MR]

National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 38), S815 [31JA]

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: observance, S2305 [9AP]

——— support goals and ideals (S. Res. 178), S2877 [15MY]

National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week: designate (S. Res. 181), S2577 [1MY]

NIH: funding, S5555 [18SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on mental health services, S5527 [17SE]

Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute: tribute, S1318 [13FE]

Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: Marijuana and America’s Health hearing, S5934 [22OC]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: impact, S6135 [24OC], S6274–S6280 [30OC]

——— impact on communities devastated by opioid epidemic, S3147 [3JN]

——— provide funding for programs and activities (S. 2102), S5437 [11SE]

Taxation: establish an excise tax on production and importation of opioid pain relievers and use such funds to provide and expand access to substance abuse treatment (S. 425), S2868 [15MY]

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: implementation, S6422, S6424–S6426 [6NO], S6587 [14NO]

Reports filed

Advancing Research To Prevent Suicide Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4704) (H. Rept. 116–342), H10257 [12DE]

Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 116–177), H7239 [23JY]

Consideration of H. Res. 124, Oppose Ban on Transgender Armed Forces Members, Reject Claims for Basis of Such Ban, and Urge Dept. of Defense To Not Reinstate the Ban: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 252) (H. Rept. 116–19), H2795 [25MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 713) (H. Rept. 116–302), H9056 [19NO]

Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment (EFFORT) Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 3153) (H. Rept. 116–131), H5255 [27JN]

Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in (FIGHT) Veteran Suicides Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2340) (H. Rept. 116–77), H4009 [20MY]

Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans (HEALTH) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2942) (H. Rept. 116–166), H7239 [23JY]

Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2480) (H. Rept. 116–74), H4009 [20MY]

Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2333) (H. Rept. 116–70), H3961 [17MY]

Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2368) (H. Rept. 116–140), H5301 [9JY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 998), S2769 [9MY]

Transition Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2326) (H. Rept. 116–73), H4009 [20MY]

Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1812) (H. Rept. 116–75), H4009 [20MY]

Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 886) (H. Rept. 116–259), H8537 [28OC]

Veterans’ Care Quality Transparency Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 116–72), H3961 [17MY]

Whole Veteran Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2359) (H. Rept. 116–71), H3961 [17MY]

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 1309) (H. Rept. 116–296), H8957 [18NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Statements

National Recovery Month Observance: Faces & Voices of Recovery (organization), E1234 [1OC]

Studies

Economic Burden and Future Impact of Parkinson’s Disease, S5786 [15OC]

Testimonies

Opioid Epidemic: Beth Tanzman, Vermont Blueprint for Health, Dept. of Vermont Health Access, S1586 [28FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 124, oppose ban on transgender members, reject claims for basis of such ban, and urge Dept. of Defense to not reinstate the ban, H2891 [28MR]

H. Res. 713, consideration of H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, H9068 [20NO]

H.R. 886, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act, H8489 [28OC]

H.R. 1058, Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act, H7303 [24JY]

H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, H9135–H9138 [21NO]

H.R. 1812, Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act, H4034 [21MY]

H.R. 2326, Transition Improvement Act, H4035 [21MY]

H.R. 2333, Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act, H4039 [21MY]

H.R. 2340, Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in (FIGHT) Veteran Suicides Act, H4041 [21MY]

H.R. 2359, Whole Veteran Act, H4032 [21MY]

H.R. 2372, Veterans’ Care Quality Transparency Act, H4043 [21MY]

H.R. 2480, Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, H3978–H3988 [20MY]

H.R. 2942, Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans (HEALTH) Act, H7206 [23JY]

H.R. 3153, Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment (EFFORT) Act, H7172 [23JY]

S. 719, Solitary Confinement Reform Act, S1738–S1742 [7MR]

S. 998, Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis Act, S2948 [16MY], H5329 [10JY]

S. 1029, Courthouse Dogs Act, S7233 [19DE]

S. 1770, Resilience Investment, Support, and Expansion (RISE) From Trauma Act, S3288–S3292 [10JN]

S. 2017, Medicaid community mental health services demonstration program extension, H5263 [28JN]

S. 2047, Medicaid community mental health services demonstration program extension, S4635, S4649 [27JN]

S. 2774, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act, S7120 [17DE]

S. 2870, Restricting Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Act, S6607–S6610 [14NO]

S. Res. 38, National School Counseling Week, S811 [31JA]

S. Res. 112, condemn all forms of violence against children globally, recognize its harmful impacts, and develop and monitor a strategy to prevent and address such violence, S1907 [14MR]

S. Res. 116, support goals and ideals of Social Work Month and World Social Work Day, S1908 [14MR]

S. Res. 117, National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day, S1908 [14MR]

S. Res. 178, support goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, S2524 [30AP]

S. Res. 181, National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week, S2575 [1MY]

S. Res. 220, National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day, S3114 [23MY]

S. Res. 227, support efforts of health and wellness coaches, S3168 [3JN]

S. Res. 273, support the right to affordable, quality health care, S4732 [9JY]

S. Res. 349, National Concussion Awareness Day, S5754 [26SE]

S. Res. 379, National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, S6161 [24OC]

S. Res. 425, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, S6612 [14NO]

S. Res. 448, National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day, S6906 [9DE]