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A bill to ensure that families of members of the National Guard and Reserve have full access to mental health care during the mobilization, deployment, and demobilization of such members, and for…

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A bill to ensure that families of members of the National Guard and Reserve have full access to mental health care during the mobilization, deployment, and demobilization of such members, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 18, 2007 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 18, 2007
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Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense (DOD) should undertake actions to ensure that family members of National Guard and Reserve personnel who are deployed have full access to mental health care during the periods of mobilization, deployment, and demobilization.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to undertake an initiative to increase access to mental health care, including education concerning mental health challenges and information on available resources, for family members of such personnel who are mobilized.

Requires reimbursement under the TRICARE program for certain mental health care services, including chemical dependency treatment, provided to a family member of a covered Guard or Reserve member during a period of deployment on active duty for more than 30 days in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom who, while on such duty, is covered by the TRICARE program on a for self and family basis.

Requires regular reports from the Secretary assessing the access and quality of such family mental health care services and recommendations for legislative and administrative action.

What's happening now December 18, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2497: A bill to ensure that families of members of the National Guard and Reserve have full access to mental health care during the mobilization, deployment, and demobilization of such members, and for other purposes.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2497/
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"S. 2497: A bill to ensure that families of members of the National Guard and Reserve have full access to mental health care during the mobilization, deployment, and demobilization of such members, and for other purposes.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2497/.
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S. 2497, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-2497/.
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