Military Health Services Improvement Act of 2005
Latest action · May 6, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedApr 14, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Health Services Improvement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe a requirement that members of the Armed Forces: (1) deploying to a combat theater receive a pre-deployment mental health evaluation conducted by a qualified mental health professional; and (2) returning from service of more than 30 days in a combat theater, or injured in a combat theater, receive a post-deployment combat stress evaluation conducted by a qualified mental health professional.
Directs the Secretary to implement a program designed to: (1) raise awareness about mental health issues that members may encounter during and after deployment; and (2) reduce the stigma associated with mental health care.
Directs the Secretary to develop a program to improve awareness of the availability of mental health services for, and warning signs about mental health problems in, dependents of members who served or will serve in a combat theater during the previous or next 60 days. Requires such program to include a toll-free number and informational website.
Directs the Secretary: (1) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum of understanding to improve the transition of mental health-related cases from the Department of Defense (DOD) to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); (2) to create an information clearinghouse to improve the availability of information about mental health professionals who treat combat stress; and (3) to provide for the availability (for a two-year period) of mental health services under the TRICARE program (a DOD managed health care program) for reserve personnel who performed certain active duty (and their family members).
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2005 to Apr 6, 2006; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 14, 2005 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | May 12, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Jun 16, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 20, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Nov 7, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 1, 2006 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Apr 6, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 14, 2005 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred May 6, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Apr 14, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 14, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E671-672)
- Apr 14, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E671 | Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT | Apr 15, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Military Health Services Improvement Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Clinics
- Communication in medicine
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Data banks
- Disabled
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health education
- Health information systems
- Iraq compilation
- Language and languages
- Medical tests
- Mental health
- Mental health services
- Military and naval offenses
- Military discharges
- Military medicine
- Military operations
- National Guard
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Stress (Psychology)
- Veterans' medical care
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2005Introduced in House
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