To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a training session and a counseling session in suicide prevention and lethal means tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

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Bill Number

HR 4282

Introduced

Sep 11, 2019

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Topics

Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Medical education Mental health Teaching, teachers, curricula Veterans' medical care

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Summary

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop (1) a suicide prevention and lethal means training session, and (2) a suicide prevention and lethal means counseling session tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces any time after September 11, 2001.

Actions

Sep 20, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 11, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 11, 2019

Introduced in House

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