S 3020
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative remedies
Appropriations
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act
Introduced: December 11, 2019
Introduced by:
Baldwin, Tammy
Democratic
· Wisconsin
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To President
Became law
Dec 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into a contract with a state in order to carry out, coordinate, improve, or otherwise enhance health and wellness programs, comprehensive veteran suicide prevention programs, and outreach by the VA and the state.
The VA is authorized to award a grant to a state to (1) carry out, coordinate, improve or otherwise enhance health and wellness programs, comprehensive veteran suicide prevention programs, outreach activities, or activities to assist with benefits claims for veterans; or (2) hire additional county veterans service officers.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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