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S 3235 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Mental health Neurological disorders Rural conditions and development Veterans' medical care

Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act

Introduced: January 28, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 15, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.
Sep 15, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Aug 5, 2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 28, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 28, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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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 September 15, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1997 Identical bill Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jan 28, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3235: Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3235/
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"S. 3235: Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3235/.
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