Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act
Latest action · Oct 6, 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.
- IntroducedAug 14, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each of its medical centers has at least one full-time suicide prevention coordinator.
The VA must also ensure that its medical centers report to the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention regarding hiring plans to reach the recommended number of suicide prevention coordinators based on the current staffing model. Additionally, the VA must consider and implement findings from the assessment of the Government Accountability Office of the responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates for suicide prevention coordinators.
The VA must conduct a study to determine the feasibility and advisability of the realignment and reorganization of suicide prevention coordinators within the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and the creation of a suicide prevention coordinator program office.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 14, 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 Aug 14, 2020Hearings Sep 10, 2020 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 6, 2020 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 10, 2020Committee Hearings Held.
- Aug 14, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 14, 2020Referred 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. 166, no. 146, August 14, 2020, page H4237.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the ability of veterans to access suicide prevention coordinators of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators 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.
- Aug 14, 2020Introduced in House
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