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HR 5317 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Intergovernmental relations Mental health State and local finance State and local government operations

VA Governors Challenge Expansion Act of 2021

Introduced: September 21, 2021 Introduced by: Takano, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 21, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Governors Challenge Expansion Act of 2021

This bill provides statutory authority for the Governors Challenge Program and otherwise revises the program. The program assists states and local communities with developing and implementing veteran suicide prevention activities.

In particular, the bill expands the program by directing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make grants to states and American Indian and Alaska Native tribes for developing and implementing plans to prevent veteran suicides. Further, the bill requires the VA to provide technical assistance to tribes.

What's happening now October 14, 2021

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Porter, Katie
· Sep 21, 2021
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Sep 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5317: VA Governors Challenge Expansion Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5317/
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"H.R. 5317: VA Governors Challenge Expansion Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5317/.
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H.R. 5317, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5317/.
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