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H.R. 8108 116th Congress House

VA Serious Mental Illness Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of serious mental illnesses.

Introduced: August 25, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Sep 10, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
Aug 25, 2020
Introduced in House
Aug 25, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action September 10, 2020

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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Serious Mental Illness Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete the development of a clinical practice guideline or guidelines for the treatment of serious mental illness. Under the bill, such guidelines must address the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and persistent mood disorder (including bipolar disorder I and II).

The VA must carry out an explicit plan to implement and disseminate the clinical practice guideline or guidelines that are developed.

The VA must establish the Serious Mental Illness Work Group with the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services to develop such clinical practice guideline or guidelines.

Finally, the VA must complete an assessment of the 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Major Depressive Disorders to determine if an update is necessary.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 785 Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
  • S 3210 Improving Mental Health Care for Veterans Act of 2020
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Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Aug 25, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8108: VA Serious Mental Illness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8108/
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"H.R. 8108: VA Serious Mental Illness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8108/.
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H.R. 8108, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8108/.
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