HR 4204 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Veterans Suicide Study Act

Introduced Nov 15, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Leonard L. Boswell D-IA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 16, 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 15, 2007
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans Suicide Study Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs conduct a study to determine the number of veterans who have committed suicide between January 1, 1997, and the date of the enactment of this Act.

Cosponsors 67

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 15, 2007 to May 20, 2008, with 25 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-FL	Allen Boyd	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-MA	Barney Frank	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-NC	Bob Etheridge	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-CA	Bob Filner	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-IN	Brad Ellsworth	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-IA	Bruce L. Braley	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-TX	Chet Edwards	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-IL	Danny K. Davis	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-IA	David Loebsack	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-KS	Dennis Moore	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-NY	Edolphus Towns	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-NC	Heath Shuler	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-PA	Jason Altmire	Original	Nov 15, 2007
D-GA	Jim Marshall	Original	Nov 15, 2007

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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 16, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 15, 2007Introduced in House
Nov 15, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 2899	Veterans Suicide Study Act	Related bill	Apr 22, 2008

Subjects

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

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Nov 15, 2007Introduced in House

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