PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act
Latest action · Jul 18, 2023 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session 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.
- IntroducedApr 20, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program to make grants to eligible entities for peer-to-peer mental health programs for veterans.
Eligible entities include (1) a nonprofit organization that has historically served the mental health needs of veterans; (2) a congressionally chartered veteran service organization; or (3) a state, local, or tribal veteran service agency, director, or commissioner.
The VA shall establish an advisory committee to create appropriate program standards.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 20, 2023 to Dec 18, 2024; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Original | Apr 20, 2023 |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jun 30, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Oct 10, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Jun 25, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Dec 18, 2024 |
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 Apr 20, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 28, 2023Hearings Jun 21, 2023Reported Jul 18, 2023Markup Jul 18, 2023 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 18, 2023Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Jul 18, 2023Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 21, 2023Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Apr 28, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 25, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1919)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1919 | Nick LaLota R-NY | Apr 25, 2023 |
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. 169, no. 66, April 20, 2023, page H1911.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-22 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 3520; H.R. 1182; H.R. 1774; H.R. 2683; H.R. 2768; H.R. 2818; H.R. 3581; H.R. 1278; H.R. 1639; AND H.R. 181599 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 21, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program 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.
- Apr 20, 2023Introduced 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.
