FIGHT Veteran Suicides Act
Latest action · May 22, 2019 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 21, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in Veteran Suicides Act or the FIGHT Veteran Suicides Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to notify Congress following a suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran that occurs in a VA facility. Specifically, the VA must provide the name and location of the facility and also specified information regarding the veteran who committed or attempted suicide. The VA is required to include in each notification (1) guidance to deter the sensationalism of suicide, (2) guidance for identifying warning signs exhibited by veterans at risk of suicide, and (3) information on the resources available from the VA to veterans at risk of suicide.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2019 to May 20, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 10, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | May 17, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | May 20, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | May 20, 2019 |
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 Apr 18, 2019Markup May 8, 2019Reported May 20, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 2019Hearings Apr 30, 2019 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2019Received in the Senate.
- May 21, 2019Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 21, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4041-4042)
- May 21, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2340.
- May 21, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4041)
- May 21, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 20, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-77.
- May 20, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 53.
- May 8, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 8, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 30, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 30, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 18, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 18, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4041, H4042Text printed H4041 | David P. Roe R-TN, Mark Takano D-CA | May 21, 2019 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 17, 2019H.R. 2340, Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in Veteran Suicides ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 8, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 66, April 18, 2019, page H3275.
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. 116-20 | VETERAN AND ACTIVE DUTY SUICIDES. (PART I)39 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | May 8, 2019 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide to Congress notice of any suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran in a Department of Veterans Affairs facility, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- FIGHT Veteran Suicides Act
- Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in Veteran Suicides Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in Veteran Suicides Act
- FIGHT Veteran Suicides Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- FIGHT Veteran Suicides Act
- Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in Veteran Suicides Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2019Received in Senate
- May 21, 2019Engrossed in House
- May 20, 2019Reported in House
- Apr 18, 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.
