Veterans Suicide Study Act
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; 25 are original cosponsors, there from 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 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Dec 4, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-KS | Nancy E. Boyda | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jan 15, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jan 15, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Jan 15, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jan 23, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 1, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 8, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Harry E. Mitchell | May 8, 2008 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 8, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 20, 2008 |
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 15, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Nov 16, 2007 |
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.
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 3
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. 110-86 | THE TRUTH ABOUT VETERANS' SUICIDES252 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 6, 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 2899 | Veterans Suicide Study Act | Related bill | Apr 22, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on suicides among veterans.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Suicide Study Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 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.
