HRES 1229
111th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should overturn the policy that prohibits sending a presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member of the Armed Forces who has died by suicide.
Introduced: March 25, 2010
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 23, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 25, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the current policy that prohibits sending a presidential letter of condolence to the family of a member of the Armed Forces who has died by suicide only serves to perpetuate the stigma of mental illness that pervades the Armed Forces; and (2) the President, as Commander-in-Chief, should overturn the policy and treat all military families equally.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Committees of jurisdiction
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