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HR 5385 111th Congress House

Student Veteran Counseling Improvement Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a toll-free hotline to assist mental health professionals at in… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a toll-free hotline to assist mental health professionals at institutions of higher learning, to provide training to mental health professionals at institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 9, 2010 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 28, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 25, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 25, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 28, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Student Veteran Counseling Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a toll-free telephone number to provide mental and behavioral health professionals with information related to the treatment and counseling of a veteran reporting symptoms of: (1) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); (2) traumatic brain injury; (3) anxiety; (4) depression; (5) sexual assault; (6) sexual trauma; (7) readjustment disorder; or (8) other service-connected mental health conditions. Requires that a licensed mental health counselor employed by the VA operate the hotline and provide such information.

Directs the Secretary to notify each institution of higher learning of the hotline and provide hotline information on the VA's Internet website. Requires the Secretary to provide mental and behavioral health professionals at each institution of higher learning with training on such information.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Markey, Betsy
· Jun 30, 2010
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 9, 2010
Sablan, Gregorio
· Jun 9, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5385: Student Veteran Counseling Improvement Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5385/
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"H.R. 5385: Student Veteran Counseling Improvement Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5385/.
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