VA Precision Medicine 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.
- IntroducedSep 1, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VA Precision Medicine Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement the Precision Medicine for Veterans Initiative to identify and validate brain and mental health biomarkers among veterans, with specific consideration for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and traumatic brain injury.
The VA must develop data privacy and security measures to ensure the information of veterans participating in the initiative is kept private and secure. Additionally, the VA must make de-identified data collected under the initiative available for research purposes both within and outside of the VA. Data collected under the initiative may not be sold.
The VA must also assess the feasibility and advisability of coordinating efforts of the initiative with the Million Veterans Program.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 1, 2020 to Sep 11, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Sep 1, 2020 |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Sep 11, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 11, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2020Committee Hearings Held.
- Sep 1, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 1, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 785 | Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 | Related bill | Oct 17, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 1, 2020Introduced in House
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