National Guard and Reserve Mental Health Access Act of 2008
Latest action · Jun 23, 2008 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.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Guard and Reserve Mental Health Access Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) provide for the implementation of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program for members of the National Guard and reserves and their families required by section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) report to the congressional defense committees on that Program's implementation.
Directs the Secretary to carry out a joint psychological health program to: (1) increase access to and the provision of psychological health care and related services for members of the National Guard following their deployment, and their families; (2) improve coordination among DOD components in the provision of such care during members' transition from active duty to civilian life; and (3) coordinate and oversee DOD efforts to assist members of the National Guard with mental illness and members with traumatic brain injury post-deployment.
Requires the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to establish the National Guard Psychological Health Council.
Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to jointly carry out: (1) one or more pilot programs on the provision of mental health services to members of the National Guard and reserves, both before and after deployment, through telemental health technologies; and (2) an outreach program intended to reduce the stigma, among members of the National Guard and reserves returning from deployment, and their families, associated with seeking and obtaining mental health services.
Requires the Secretary, as part of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, to assign community outreach coordinators to assist members of the National Guard and reserves returning from deployment.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2008 to Jun 3, 2008, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 15, 2008 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | May 15, 2008 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 15, 2008 |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Original | May 15, 2008 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | May 15, 2008 |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Original | May 15, 2008 |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | May 19, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 21, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | May 21, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Jun 3, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- May 15, 2008Introduced in House
- May 15, 2008Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2939 | National Guard and Reserve Mental Health Access Act of 2008 | Related bill | Apr 30, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Access to health care
- Air force
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Army
- Brain
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Defense
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Head injuries
- Health
- Health planning
- Iraq compilation
- Mental health services
- Mental illness
- Military dependents
- Military medicine
- National Guard
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Psychologists
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Telemedicine
- Trauma care
- Veterans' benefits
- Veterans' medical care
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 2008Introduced in House
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