S 548 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

A bill to improve mental health programs for veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced Mar 6, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor John D. Rockefeller IV D-WV

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 6, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3269)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 6, 2003
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends Federal law relating to the provision of mental health services to veterans to: (1) make permanent (currently ends December 31, 2004) a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides counseling and treatment for sexual trauma; (2) increase from five to 15 the number of authorized Department of Veterans Affairs centers for mental illness research, education, and clinical activities; (3) increase funding for each of FY 2004 through 2006 for the provision of specialized mental health services to veterans; and (4) provide a specified allocation of such funding, including for programs on post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse disorder.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 6, 2003Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 6, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3269)
  3. Mar 6, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3269)

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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