SRES 512 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Commemorative events and holidays Emergency medical services and trauma care Health promotion and preventive care Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Veterans' medical care

A resolution designating the month of June 2016 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2016, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".

Introduced: June 23, 2016 See on congress.gov

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Jun 23, 2016

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4553-4554, S4562; text of measure as introduced: CR S4553-4554)

Jun 23, 2016

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4553-4554, S4562; text of measure as introduced: CR S4553-4554)

Jun 23, 2016

Introduced in Senate

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates June 2016 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and June 27, 2016, as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day.

Supports efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense, as well as the medical community, to educate members of the Armed Forces, veterans, their families, and the public about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of post-traumatic stress.

Welcomes the efforts of the VA's National Center for PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and local Vet Centers to assist veterans suffering from the effects of post-traumatic stress.

Encourages Armed Forces commanders to support appropriate treatment of Armed Forces personnel diagnosed with PTSD.

What's happening now June 23, 2016

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4553-4554, S4562; text of measure as introduced: CR S4553-4554)

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Cosponsors 19

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Jun 23, 2016

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Jun 23, 2016

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Jun 23, 2016

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Jun 23, 2016

Crapo, Mike

Idaho · Jun 23, 2016

Daines, Steve

Montana · Jun 23, 2016

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Jun 23, 2016

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Jun 23, 2016

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Jun 23, 2016

Hoeven, John

North Dakota · Jun 23, 2016

King, Angus S., Jr.

Maine · Jun 23, 2016

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2016

Moran, Jerry

Kansas · Jun 23, 2016

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · Jun 23, 2016

Murray, Patty

Washington · Jun 23, 2016

Peters, Gary C.

Michigan · Jun 23, 2016

Sullivan, Dan

Alaska · Jun 23, 2016

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Jun 23, 2016

Warner, Mark R.

Virginia · Jun 23, 2016

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 512: A resolution designating the month of June 2016 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2016, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-512/

MLA

"S. Res. 512: A resolution designating the month of June 2016 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2016, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-512/.

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S. Res. 512, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-512/.

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[S. Res. 512: A resolution designating the month of June 2016 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2016, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-512/)