Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007
Latest action · Nov 2, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedNov 1, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure the provision of specified substance use disorder treatment services at each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center and community-based outpatient clinic. Requires the Secretary to ensure that treatment for a substance use disorder and a comorbid mental health disorder is provided concurrently by a team of experienced clinicians.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program of enhanced care and treatment for veterans with substance use disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); and (2) establish at least six national centers of excellence on PTSD and substance use disorders.
Requires a report on residential mental health care facilities of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
Pays tribute to Justin Bailey.
Requires a: (1) pilot program on peer outreach and support services, readjustment counseling services, and other mental health services for veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom; (2) program of research into comorbid PTSD and substance use disorder; and (3) pilot program on the provision of readjustment and transition assistance to veterans and their families in cooperation with Vet Centers.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 1, 2007 to Jun 11, 2008; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Nov 9, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Dec 13, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 1, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 2, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 1, 2007Introduced in House
- Nov 1, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-95 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON VETERANS HEALTHCARE LEGISLATION37 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 26, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-75 | SUBSTANCE ABUSE /COMORBID DISORDERS: COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS TO A COMPLEX PROBLEM67 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 11, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-63 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 2790, H.R. 3458, H.R. 3819, H.R. 4053, H.R. 4107, H.R. 4146, H.R. 4204, AND H.R. 423178 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jan 17, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-61 | STOPPING SUICIDES: MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES WITHIN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS133 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Dec 12, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2162 | Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 | Identical bill | Oct 10, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Access to health care
- Ambulatory care
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Clinics
- Commemorations
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional tributes
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse treatment
- Drug therapy
- Education
- Families
- Family services
- Health
- Health counseling
- Higher education
- Indian medical care
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Mental health services
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military dependents
- Military operations
- Minorities
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Veterans' hospitals
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' rehabilitation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
