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HR 1801 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Defense Government studies and investigations Health personnel Mental health Military medicine Prescription drugs

Warrior Wellness Act

Introduced: March 14, 2019 Introduced by: Smucker, Lloyd Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Warrior Wellness Act

This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to report to congressional committees on its shortage of mental health providers and include a strategy to better recruit and retain mental health providers.

DOD must report on the practices for prescribing medication during a specified period that were inconsistent with the post-traumatic stress disorder medication guidelines developed by DOD and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

The Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force must each establish a monitoring program to (1) periodically review the medication prescribing practices of providers and report the results to DOD and the VHA, and (2) establish procedures to address prescribing practices that are inconsistent with post-traumatic stress disorder medication guidelines developed by the departments.

What's happening now March 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1