HR 3495 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

Introduced Jun 26, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Jack Bergman R-MI

Latest action · Dec 5, 2019 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 10.

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.

IntroducedJun 26, 2019
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants for a period of three years to eligible entities for the provision of suicide prevention services to veterans and their families. Under the bill, eligible entities include tribally designated housing entities, community-based organizations, and other private entities that meet certain requirements.

Entities must submit an application to receive financial assistance that includes a description of the services they propose to provide, among other elements.

The bill requires the VA to equitably distribute grants across geographic regions and areas with the most need. Additionally, the VA shall give preference to entities that are experienced in providing suicide prevention services.

Entities receiving funding must notify service recipients that funding is wholly or partially from the VA.

Cosponsors 254

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2019 to Oct 30, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-PA	Chrissy Houlahan	Original	Jun 26, 2019
R-AR	Steve Womack		Jul 22, 2019
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann		Aug 6, 2019
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		Aug 6, 2019
R-IN	Jim Banks		Aug 6, 2019
R-NC	Mark Meadows		Aug 6, 2019
R-PA	Mike Kelly		Aug 6, 2019
D-CA	Ro Khanna		Aug 6, 2019
D-PA	Susan Wild		Aug 6, 2019
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Aug 9, 2019
R-VA	Denver Riggleman		Aug 9, 2019
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		Aug 9, 2019
D-WI	Gwen Moore		Aug 9, 2019
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar		Aug 9, 2019
R-KS	Roger Marshall		Aug 9, 2019

Show all 254 cosponsors

Withdrew 3 Frederica S. Wilson D-FL Oct 28, 2019·Josh Harder D-CA Oct 28, 2019·Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA Oct 28, 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 Jun 26, 2019Markup Dec 5, 2019
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Jul 16, 2019Discharged Dec 5, 2019

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 5, 2019Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Dec 5, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 5, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 10.
Jul 16, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 26, 2019Introduced in House
Jun 26, 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.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Dec 19, 2019H.R. 3495, Improve Well-Being for Veterans ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on December 5, 2019

Constitutional authority

[Pages H8720-H8721] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Ms. WEXTON: H.R. 4971. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, clause 7 By Miss. RICE of New York: H.R. 4972. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions, as follows: H.R. 3: Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Perlmutter, and Ms. Davids of Kansas. H.R. 35: Mr. Neguse. H.R. 40: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 180: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi. H.R. 230: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 566: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 838: Mr. Meeks and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 849: Mr. Langevin and Mr. Casten of Illinois. H.R. 935: Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky. H.R. 1043: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Johnson of Ohio. H.R. 1049: Mr. Lynch. H.R. 1092: Mr. Raskin. H.R. 1110: Mr. Wright. H.R. 1133: Ms. Ocasio-Cortez. H.R. 1155: Mr. Pence. H.R. 1171: Mr. Meeks. H.R. 1175: Mr. Richmond. H.R. 1188: Mr. Doggett. H.R. 1254: Ms. Wexton. H.R. 1257: Mr. Rutherford. H.R. 1289: Ms. Matsui. H.R. 1309: Mr. Richmond and Mr. Bishop of Georgia. H.R. 1367: Mr. Johnson of Georgia and Mr. Levin of Michigan. H.R. 1383: Mr. Olson. H.R. 1418: Mr. Schrader. H.R. 1468: Mr. Grijalva. H.R. 1498: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Dean, and Mr. Grijalva. H.R. 1528: Mr. Trone. H.R. 1652: Mr. Schrader, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Correa, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Velazquez. H.R. 1673: Mr. Harris. H.R. 1680: Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Womack, Mr. Ferguson, and Mr. Byrne. H.R. 1705: Mrs. Lawrence. H.R. 1748: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Crow, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, and Mr. Keating. H.R. 1754: Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Kind, Ms. Bass, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut. H.R. 1765: Mr. McKinley. H.R. 1777: Ms. Meng. H.R. 1923: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Welch, Mr. Lowenthal, and Ms. Garcia of Texas. H.R. 2051: Mr. Suozzi. H.R. 2075: Ms. Mucarsel-Powell. H.R. 2086: Mrs. Luria. H.R. 2117: Mr. Joyce of Ohio. H.R. 2147: Mr. Kildee, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Calvert. H.R. 2210: Mr. Soto. H.R. 2222: Mr. Smith of Nebraska. H.R. 2235: Mr. Crawford, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lynch, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2279: Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Neguse, and Mr. Kennedy. H.R. 2283: Mr. Lewis. H.R. 2301: Mr. Bacon. H.R. 2411: Ms. Spanberger and Mr. Comer. H.R. 2433: Mr. Sires. H.R. 2498: Ms. Sewell of Alabama. H.R. 2501: Mr. Soto. H.R. 2521: Mr. Soto, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Bucshon, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois. H.R. 2584: Mr. Olson and Mr. Hice of Georgia. H.R. 2645: Ms. Jackson Lee. H.R. 2653: Mrs. Axne. H.R. 2656: Ms. Slotkin. H.R. 2668: Mr. Young and Ms. Finkenauer. H.R. 2693: Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Holding, Mr. Smith of Missouri, and Mr. Arrington. H.R. 2746: Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico. H.R. 2747: Ms. Speier and Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2788: Mr. Amodei. H.R. 2802: Ms. Finkenauer and Ms. Schakowsky. H.R. 2825: Mrs. Walorski. H.R. 2862: Mr. Balderson. H.R. 2867: Ms. Brownley of California. H.R. 2985: Mr. Nunes and Mr. Rouda. H.R. 2986: Mr. Lewis and Mr. Blumenauer. H.R. 2990: Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norman, Ms. Stevens, and Mr. Davidson of Ohio. H.R. 3048: Mr. Smith of Missouri. H.R. 3062: Mr. Johnson of Ohio. H.R. 3080: Mr. Brindisi and Ms. Waters. H.R. 3127: Mr. Welch and Mr. Smith of Nebraska. H.R. 3138: Mr. Norcross. H.R. 3155: Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Perry, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Stauber, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Reed, Mr. Pence, Mr[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 173, October 31, 2019.

Printed hearings 5

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 116-408	SERVICEMEMBER, FAMILY, AND VETERAN SUICIDES AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES57 pages	Armed Services Committee	Dec 4, 2019
Serial No. 116-47	LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 3495; AND A DRAFT BILL TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE ISSUANCE OF GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES90 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Nov 20, 2019
Serial No. 116-35	PREVENTING HARM TO VETERANS: EXAMINING VA'S OVERPAYMENTS AND DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES55 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Sep 19, 2019
Serial No. 116-31	H.R. 3636; H.R. 2972; H.R. 3036; H.R. 2798; H.R. 2645; H.R. 2681; H.R. 3224; H.R. 2982; H.R. 2752; H.R. 2628; H.R. 2816; H.R. 1527; H.R. 1163; H.R. 3798; H.R. 3867; H.R. 4096; DRAFT BILL, TO ESTABLISH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS THE OFFICE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES95 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Sep 11, 2019
Serial No. 116-30	COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS MEMBER DAY112 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Sep 10, 2019

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R46848	Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 (P.L. 116-171) and Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-214)	Report	Jul 19, 2021

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1906	Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act	Identical bill	Jun 19, 2019

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate the provision of suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families through the award of grants to such entities, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

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Jun 26, 2019Introduced in House

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