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S. 3304 114th Congress Senate

No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the Veterans Crisis Line.

Introduced: September 8, 2016 Introduced by: John Thune Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care qualityMental health
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 8, 2016
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 Latest action September 8, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop:

  • a quality assurance document for carrying out the toll-free Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), including at backup call centers; and
  • a plan to ensure that each telephone call, text message, and other communication received by the VCL, including at backup call centers, is answered in a timely manner by a person, consistent with the guidance established by the American Association of Suicidology.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5392 No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 7
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 15, 2016
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 28, 2016
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Sep 28, 2016
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 28, 2016
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 27, 2016
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 27, 2016
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Sep 27, 2016
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 27, 2016
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Sep 27, 2016
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 21, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3304: No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3304/
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