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HR 897 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Health programs administration and funding Mental health Veterans' medical care

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs.

Introduced: October 3, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the P.F.C. Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support program to make grants to eligible entities for peer-to-peer mental health programs for veterans.

"Eligible entity" means: (1) a nonprofit organization having historically served the mental health needs of veterans; (2) a congressionally chartered veteran service organization; or (3) a state, local, or tribal veteran service agency, director, or commissioner.

The VA shall establish an advisory committee to create appropriate program standards.

What's happening now March 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Collins, Chris
· Oct 3, 2017
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Oct 3, 2017
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 6, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 897: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-897/
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H.R. 897, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-897/.
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