HR 3011 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

To establish a task force of the Department of Defense on mental health.

Introduced Apr 28, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Derek Kilmer D-WA

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Latest action · Apr 28, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedApr 28, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a task force to examine matters relating to the mental health of members of the Armed Forces. The task force must submit a report to DOD that includes recommendations related to the mental health services provided to members of the Armed Forces. DOD must develop a plan based on the recommendations of the task force.

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2023 to Jul 6, 2023; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalApr 28, 2023
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalApr 28, 2023
R-UTChris StewartOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 28, 2023
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-NJMikie SherrillOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-NYPatrick RyanOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalApr 28, 2023
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalApr 28, 2023
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-PASusan WildOriginalApr 28, 2023
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-NCWiley NickelOriginalApr 28, 2023
D-HIEd CaseMay 10, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerMay 10, 2023
D-CAScott H. PetersMay 10, 2023
D-TXVeronica EscobarMay 10, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonMay 15, 2023
D-COBrittany PettersenMay 15, 2023
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioMay 15, 2023
D-COJason CrowMay 15, 2023
R-VAJennifer A. KiggansMay 15, 2023
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyMay 15, 2023
D-WAMarilyn StricklandMay 22, 2023
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleMay 23, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 23, 2023
D-MIElissa SlotkinMay 24, 2023
D-NMGabe VasquezJul 6, 2023

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Apr 28, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 28, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Apr 28, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (relating to the power of Congress to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.) The single subject of this legislation is: Creation of Mental Health Task Force at the Department of Defense to develop and provide recommendations for a holistic strategy to address mental health issues agency wide.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 72, April 28, 2023, page H2119.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024Related billDec 22, 2023

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish a task force of the Department of Defense on mental health.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 28, 2023Introduced in House

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