S 2822
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans Affairs
Firearms and explosives
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Mental health
Veterans' medical care
Post–9/11 Veteran Suicide Prevention Counseling Act
Introduced: November 7, 2019
Introduced by:
Duckworth, Tammy
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Post-9/11 Veteran Suicide Prevention Counseling Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a suicide risk management and prevention and lethal means training course that is culturally appropriate and addresses the concerns of firearm owners. The VA must make such training course available to members of the public and must update the course at least every two years.
Additionally, the VA must provide the most recent training course at least once every five years to each employee of the Veterans Health Administration who regularly interacts with veterans in the course of their employment.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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