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Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act

Introduced: June 11, 2020 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 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 29, 2019
Introduced in House
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Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a two-year pilot program to study the effectiveness of nonprofit post-traumatic growth programs to determine (1) the outcomes of such programs in contrast to traditional models of mental health care, (2) the possible integration of such nonprofit programs into VA mental health care programs, and (3) the budgetary impact of such integration. Post-traumatic growth is the positive psychological change that can result from struggling with traumatic events.

The bill makes veterans who are not at immediate risk of attempting suicide and not participating in traditional mental health treatment eligible for such program.

What's happening now April 29, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 6 Republican 9
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jun 11, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jun 11, 2020
Zeldin, Lee
· Jun 11, 2020
Tipton, Scott
· Feb 26, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 4, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Feb 4, 2020
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Jan 27, 2020
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Dec 19, 2019
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Nov 26, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 8, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Sep 27, 2019
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Sep 24, 2019
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 9, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 9, 2019
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Apr 9, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· Apr 9, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 29, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Mar 29, 2019
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Mar 29, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 29, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1997: Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1997/
MLA
"H.R. 1997: Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1997/.
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H.R. 1997, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1997/.
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[H.R. 1997: Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1997/)
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