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American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act

Introduced: August 18, 2020 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 10, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
Aug 18, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 18, 2020
Introduced in House
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American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide mental health and suicide prevention outreach to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans.

Specifically, the bill requires that each VA medical center have a full-time minority veteran coordinator. The coordinator must receive training in the delivery of culturally appropriate mental health and suicide prevention services to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans.

Further, the suicide prevention coordinator and minority veteran coordinator of each VA medical center must develop and disseminate a written plan for conducting mental health and suicide prevention outreach to all tribes and urban Indian health organizations within the area of the medical center.

What's happening now October 6, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Sep 15, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Aug 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8068: American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8068/
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