SRES 618 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Commemorative events and holidays Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency medical services and trauma care Health promotion and preventive care Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Neurological disorders Veterans' medical care

A resolution designating June 2020 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2020, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".

Introduced: June 15, 2020 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (Senate)

Jun 25, 2020

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 06/15/2020 CR S2975-2976)

Jun 25, 2020

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: 06/15/2020 CR S2975-2976)

Jun 25, 2020

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3625)

Jun 25, 2020

Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3625)

Jun 15, 2020

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jun 15, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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This resolution designates June 2020 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and June 27, 2020, as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day.

The resolution supports (1) the education of members of the Armed Forces, veterans, their families, and the public about post-traumatic stress; and (2) efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to foster cultural change around the issue of post-traumatic stress.

The resolution also encourages the leadership of the Armed Forces to support treatment of members of the Armed Forces who suffer from post-traumatic stress.

What's happening now June 25, 2020

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: 06/15/2020 CR S2975-2976)

Related & companion bills 3

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

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Senate

Cosponsors 20

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Jun 22, 2020

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Jun 15, 2020

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Jun 15, 2020

Boozman, John

Arkansas · Jun 15, 2020

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · Jun 15, 2020

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · Jun 15, 2020

Illinois · Jun 15, 2020

Hassan, Margaret Wood

New Hampshire · Jun 15, 2020

Hoeven, John

North Dakota · Jun 15, 2020

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Jun 15, 2020

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Jun 15, 2020

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Jun 15, 2020

Rounds, Mike

South Dakota · Jun 15, 2020

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Jun 15, 2020

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · Jun 15, 2020

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Jun 15, 2020

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Jun 15, 2020

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Jun 15, 2020

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 618: A resolution designating June 2020 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2020, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-618/

MLA

"S. Res. 618: A resolution designating June 2020 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2020, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-618/.

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S. Res. 618, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-618/.

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[S. Res. 618: A resolution designating June 2020 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2020, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-618/)