A resolution designating the month of June 2015 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month" and June 27, 2015, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day".
Latest action · Jun 25, 2015 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4657; text as passed Senate: CR S4654)
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 25, 2015
- Agreed to in SenateJun 25, 2015
Summary
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Designates June 2015 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month and June 27, 2015, as National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day.
Supports efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense, as well as the medical community, to educate members of the Armed Forces, veterans, their families, and the public about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) injuries.
Encourages Armed Forces commanders to support appropriate treatment of personnel diagnosed with PTSD.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 25, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jun 25, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4657; text as passed Senate: CR S4654)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 S4657Text printed S4654 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jun 25, 2015 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating the month of June 2015 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month" and June 27, 2015, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2015Agreed to Senate
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