Lethal Means Safety Training Act
Latest action · Sep 10, 2020 Committee Hearings Held.
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 21, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lethal Means Safety Training Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to update its Lethal Means Safety and Suicide Prevention training course at least once a year to ensure it is culturally appropriate and uses best practices identified by subject matter experts (e.g., veterans service organizations).
The bill requires certain VA employees and care providers to take the most recently updated version of the training course within 90 days after the person is hired, agrees to furnish care, or receives support and at least annually thereafter. Specifically, the bill requires the following categories of VA employees or care providers to take the training course:
- employees of the Veterans Health Administration or Veterans Benefits Administration who regularly interact with veterans,
- compensation and pension examiners,
- employees of Veterans Centers or vocational rehabilitation facilities,
- employees of Veterans Community Care Providers who provide care to veterans, and
- family caregivers receiving support under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers.
The VA must publish the training course on a publicly available VA website. Additionally, the VA must publish a report on its website that includes the percentage of individuals in each category who have completed such training.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 21, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Aug 21, 2020 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Aug 21, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2020Committee Hearings Held.
- Aug 21, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 21, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Employment and training programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Medical education
- Mental health
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 21, 2020Introduced in House
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