S 1429
111th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Advisory bodies
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Medical research
Mental health
Military medicine
Neurological disorders
Veterans' medical care
Servicemembers Mental Health Care Commission Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 21, 2009
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.
Jul 9, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 9, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Servicemembers Mental Health Care Commission Act - Establishes a commission on veterans and members of the Armed Forces (members) with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), or other mental health disorders caused by military service. Requires the commission to: (1) oversee the monitoring and treatment of veterans and members with such disorders; and (2) conduct a study of the long-term adverse consequences of such disorders for such veterans and members.
What's happening now
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.
Committees of jurisdiction
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