Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for members of the Armed Forces and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families and urging the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to improve the services and support available to such members, veterans, and families.
Latest action · Jun 8, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 14, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Supports increased efforts to allow spouses and family members of veterans, including those killed in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, to receive needed counseling services at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities.
Encourages the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Defense to develop programs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that include and treat the entire family.
Calls on the Secretaries and the heads of other appropriate federal agencies to increase resources available for family and friends of veterans suffering from PTSD.
Urges the Secretaries to increase access to counseling and other mental health services to family members of veterans as part of the comprehensive plan for the treatment of mental health conditions of members of the Armed Forces required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
Urges the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to collaborate with the Department of Defense (DOD) center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of PTSD and other mental health conditions with respect to the education, treatment, and support of family members of veterans with such conditions.
Requests the Secretaries to submit to Congress a list of statutory barriers that prevent each department from expanding access to mental health counseling services to family members of veterans.
Urges the Secretary to aggressively work with Congress, veterans service organizations, and others to determine how to best meet the needs of veterans and their family members.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2009 to Apr 13, 2010, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | May 14, 2009 |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Jun 3, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- May 14, 2009Introduced in House
- May 14, 2009Referred to House Armed Services
- May 14, 2009Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
- May 14, 2009Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Subjects
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- May 14, 2009Introduced in House
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