Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008
Latest action · Jan 31, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedJan 31, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to undertake specified actions to enhance the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense (DOD), including: (1) suicide prevention training for all members of the Armed Forces and DOD civilian health care community and family support professionals; and (2) a suicide prevention outreach program throughout the Armed Forces and military family communities.
Directs the Secretary to provide readjustment assistance to spouses and parents of members returning from deployments, including information on: (1) ways to identify signs and symptoms of risk factors for suicide; and (2) the national suicide prevention hotline and other suicide prevention resources.
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants and enter into cooperative agreements to identify and implement within DOD strategies for: (1) the recruitment and retention of qualified military behavioral health professionals to provide mental health services, and substance abuse disorder prevention and treatment services, to members; and (2) reducing the stigma associated with seeking mental health treatment.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2008 to Nov 17, 2008; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 31, 2008 |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Jan 31, 2008 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Jan 31, 2008 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Original | Jan 31, 2008 |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Original | Jan 31, 2008 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Jan 31, 2008 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jan 31, 2008 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Feb 7, 2008 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Feb 12, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | May 1, 2008 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | May 6, 2008 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | May 13, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 15, 2008 | |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Jun 18, 2008 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Jul 28, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Nov 17, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 31, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jan 31, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5223 | Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008 | Identical bill | Feb 11, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the enhancement of the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Brain
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse prevention
- Drug abuse treatment
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Families
- Head injuries
- Health
- Health planning
- Iraq compilation
- Mental health
- Mental health services
- Military dependents
- Military medicine
- Military training
- National Guard
- Preventive medicine
- Stress (Psychology)
- Suicide
- Trauma care
- Veterans' medical care
- War casualties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2008Introduced in Senate
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