Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act
Latest action · Jan 14, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedDec 19, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into a contract with a state in order to carry out, coordinate, improve, or otherwise enhance health and wellness programs, comprehensive veteran suicide prevention programs, and outreach by the VA and the state.
The VA is authorized to award a grant to a state to (1) carry out, coordinate, improve or otherwise enhance health and wellness programs, comprehensive veteran suicide prevention programs, outreach activities, or activities to assist with benefits claims for veterans; or (2) hire additional county veterans service officers.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2020 to Dec 10, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Max Rose | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Mar 11, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Mar 11, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | May 8, 2020 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | May 8, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 9, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Jul 9, 2020 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Jul 9, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 9, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Sep 14, 2020 | |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Anthony Brindisi | Dec 10, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Dec 10, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Dec 10, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Dec 10, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Dec 10, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Dec 10, 2020 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Dec 10, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Dec 10, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Dec 10, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Dec 10, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Dec 10, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Dec 10, 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 Dec 19, 2019 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jan 14, 2020 | |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jan 14, 2020 | |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 14, 2020 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jan 14, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Jan 14, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 19, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 19, 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. 206, December 19, 2019, page H12291.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with States or to award grants to States to promote health and wellness, prevent suicide, and improve outreach to veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative remedies
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Employee hiring
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Mental health
- Public contracts and procurement
- State and local government operations
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 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.
