Jose Medina Veterans Affairs Police Training Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 14, 2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedMar 29, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Jose Medina Veterans Affairs Police Training Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that while the United States is conducting combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should better prepare its police force to interact with patients and visitors at VA medical facilities who suffer from mental illness.
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that all VA police officers receive training on such interaction.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 3, 2007 to May 15, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | May 15, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | May 15, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 15, 2007 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 23, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5626)
- Apr 23, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 29, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Afghanistan
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Health
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Labor and Employment
- Mental health services
- Mental illness
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military occupation
- Military operations
- Police training
- Police-community relations
- South Asia
- Terrorism
- Veterans' hospitals
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
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