A resolution designating the month of June 2019 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2019, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".
Latest action · Jun 27, 2019 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 23, 2019
- Agreed to in SenateJun 27, 2019
Summary
This resolution designates June 2019 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and June 27, 2019, as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day.
The resolution supports (1) the education of members of the Armed Forces, veterans, their families, and the public about post-traumatic stress; and (2) efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to foster cultural change around the issue of post-traumatic stress.
The resolution also encourages officers of the Armed Forces to support treatment of members of the Armed Forces who suffer from post-traumatic stress.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2019 to Jun 26, 2019, with 34 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | May 23, 2019 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | May 23, 2019 |
Actions 6
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- Jun 27, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 27, 2019Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 27, 2019Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4665)
- Jun 27, 2019Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4665)
- May 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
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Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Jun 27, 2019Agreed to Senate
- May 23, 2019Introduced in Senate
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