Honoring our Returning Veterans and Service Members Act of 2015
Latest action · Dec 3, 2015 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 5, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Honoring our Returning Veterans and Service Members Act of 2015
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop jointly a methodology that identifies which members of the Armed Forces and veterans are at high risk of suicide.
DOD and the VA shall use this information to: (1) identify which units that were deployed in support of a post-September 11, 2001, contingency operation have a disproportionately high rate of suicide and suicide attempts, and (2) provide additional mental health preventative and treatment resources for veterans who were so deployed.
The use of such information is restricted.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 5, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Nov 5, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 23, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Nov 5, 2015Introduced in House
- Nov 5, 2015Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2015Introduced in House
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