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S 2210 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Neurological disorders Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Women's health

Veteran PEER Act

Introduced: October 27, 2015 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Jun 29, 2016
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.
Oct 27, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7547-7548, S7548-7549; text of measure as introduced: CR S7548)
Oct 27, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Veteran Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act or Veteran PEER Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at VA medical centers to promote the use and integration of mental health services in a primary care setting.

At least 5 centers shall be polytrauma centers, and at least 10 shall be non-polytrauma centers.

The VA shall ensure that the needs of female veterans are specifically addressed and that female peer specialists are included in the program.

What's happening now June 29, 2016

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Oct 27, 2015
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 27, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2210: Veteran PEER Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2210/
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"S. 2210: Veteran PEER Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2210/.
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S. 2210, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2210/.
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