PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act
Latest action · Mar 13, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the P.F.C. Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support program to make grants to eligible entities for peer-to-peer mental health programs for veterans.
Eligible entities include (1) a nonprofit organization having historically served the mental health needs of veterans; (2) a congressionally chartered veteran service organization; or (3) a state, local, or tribal veteran service agency, director, or commissioner.
The VA shall establish an advisory committee to create appropriate program standards.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2019 to Sep 1, 2020; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Mar 13, 2019 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jun 28, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Jul 5, 2019 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Jul 5, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Sep 27, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Oct 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Nov 15, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-SC | Joe Cunningham | Dec 19, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Jan 29, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Jan 30, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Feb 10, 2020 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Feb 12, 2020 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Feb 13, 2020 | |
| R-WI | Bryan Steil | Mar 5, 2020 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Sep 1, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 45, March 13, 2019, page H2718.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-30 | COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS MEMBER DAY112 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 10, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 897 | To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs. | Reintroduction of | Mar 3, 2017 |
| HR 1476 | PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 27, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House
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.
