Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007
Latest action · Oct 24, 2007 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-328.
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 23, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to provide to veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, particularly veterans who served in such Operations while in the National Guard and reserves: (1) peer outreach and support services; (2) readjustment counseling and related services; and (3) mental health services. Directs the Secretary to also provide to immediate family members of such veterans, during the three-year period following the return of the veterans from such a deployment, education, support, counseling, and mental health services to assist in: (1) readjustment to civilian life; (2) recovery from an injury or illness incurred during such deployment; and (3) readjustment of the family following the veteran's return.
Authorizes the Secretary to contract with community health centers and other qualified entities to provide such services in areas not adequately served by health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract for a program to train veterans to provide the peer outreach and support services; and (2) conduct a training program for clinicians of community health centers and entities contracted to provide such services.
Extends the eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations from two to five years after their discharge or release from such duty.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2007 to Jul 7, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | May 23, 2007 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Jun 6, 2007 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Sep 26, 2007 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Oct 16, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Oct 24, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Dec 13, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Apr 16, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | May 21, 2008 | |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Jul 7, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 23, 2007Hearings Oct 24, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2007Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-328.
- May 23, 2007Introduced in Senate
- May 23, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6553)
- May 23, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6553-6554)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6553Text printed S6553 | Pete V. Domenici R-NM (text) | May 23, 2007 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-767 | OVERSIGHT HEARING: MAKING VA THE WORKPLACE OF CHOICE FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS109 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 9, 2008 |
| Serial No. 110-73 | MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT FOR FAMILIES: SUPPORTING THOSE WHO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS99 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Feb 28, 2008 |
| S. Hrg. 110-374 | HEARING ON VA AND DOD COLLABORATION: REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON CARE FOR AMERICA'S RETURNING WOUNDED WARRIORS; REPORT OF THE VETERANS DISABILITY BENEFITS COMMISSION; AND OTHER RELATED REPORTS138 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Oct 17, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2689 | To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jun 20, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Afghanistan
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Counseling
- Demography
- Families
- Health
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Labor and Employment
- Medical statistics
- Mental health services
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military dependents
- Military operations
- National Guard
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- South Asia
- Telemedicine
- Veterans' employment
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' rehabilitation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2007Introduced in Senate
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.
