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HR 2198 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Health facilities and institutions Mental health Telephone and wireless communication Veterans' medical care

Veterans Crisis Line Improvement Act

Introduced: July 27, 2017 Introduced by: Castro, Joaquin Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Crisis Line Improvement Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the first message a person hears upon calling the main telephone number of any VA medical facility allows the caller to choose to be quickly redirected to the Veterans Crisis Line without ending the call.

What's happening now April 27, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 8 Republican 3
D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Nov 7, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 3, 2017
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Oct 24, 2017
Curbelo, Carlos
· Jul 27, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jul 27, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 22, 2017
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 22, 2017
Hunter, Duncan
· Jun 22, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 22, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 30, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · May 30, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2198: Veterans Crisis Line Improvement Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2198/
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"H.R. 2198: Veterans Crisis Line Improvement Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2198/.
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H.R. 2198, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2198/.
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