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HR 2931 111th Congress House

Kyle Barthel Veterans and Service Members Mental Health Screening Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to adopt a program of professional and confidential screenings for members of the armed forces on active duty to detect ment… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to adopt a program of professional and confidential screenings for members of the armed forces on active duty to detect mental health conditions for the purpose of reducing the incidence of suicide among such members and veterans, and to detect traumatic brain injuries, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Health information and medical recordsHealth personnelMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 17, 2009
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Jun 17, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 17, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
Jun 17, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 3, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kyle Barthel Veterans and Service Members Mental Health Screening Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that each member of the Armed Forces on active duty is required to participate in confidential, in-person screenings for mental health conditions by a licensed mental health professional to reduce the prevalence of suicide among service members, future veterans, and veterans.

Prohibits the Secretary from using the results of such a screening to prohibit a member from returning to the United States, prohibit a member from being discharged from the Armed Forces, or involuntarily discharge a member.

Directs the Secretary to require that each member on active duty is screened for a traumatic brain injury by a licensed professional who is qualified to conduct such screening.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a joint protocol to share existing and future reports concerning screenings conducted under this Act to help aid members and veterans who are transitioning from receiving health care and treatment through the Department of Defense to receiving such care and services through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2
D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Oct 27, 2009
Hall, John
· Oct 7, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Oct 7, 2009
Arcuri, Michael
· Sep 21, 2009
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 21, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Sep 21, 2009
Murphy, Scott
· Jun 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2931: Kyle Barthel Veterans and Service Members Mental Health Screening Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2931/
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"H.R. 2931: Kyle Barthel Veterans and Service Members Mental Health Screening Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2931/.
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H.R. 2931, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2931/.
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