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Save Our Ser­vice­mem­bers Act of 2021

Introduced: October 20, 2021 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Oct 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Save Our Servicemembers Act of 2021

This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness within the Department of Defense (DOD) to evaluate and standardize DOD's suicide prevention efforts.

Specifically, the bill directs the Defense Suicide Prevention Office to collaborate with each military department to (1) develop and implement a process to ensure that individual nonclinical suicide prevention efforts are assessed for effectiveness, and (2) develop consistent suicide-related definitions for use throughout DOD. The bill also requires the use of such suicide-related definitions in any updated policies of DOD or each military department.

What's happening now October 20, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5645 Identical bill Save Our Servicemembers Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 34
All 34 Democratic 16 Republican 16 Independent 1
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Nov 2, 2021
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Oct 26, 2021
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Oct 26, 2021
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Oct 20, 2021
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 20, 2021
Blunt, Roy
· Oct 20, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Oct 20, 2021
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Oct 20, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Oct 20, 2021
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 20, 2021
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Oct 20, 2021
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Oct 20, 2021
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 20, 2021
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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Oct 20, 2021
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Oct 20, 2021
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Oct 20, 2021
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Oct 20, 2021
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Oct 20, 2021
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Oct 20, 2021
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Oct 20, 2021
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Oct 20, 2021
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Oct 20, 2021
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Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Oct 20, 2021
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Padilla, Alex
California · Oct 20, 2021
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Oct 20, 2021
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Oct 20, 2021
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Oct 20, 2021
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Oct 20, 2021
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Oct 20, 2021
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Oct 20, 2021
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Oct 20, 2021
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 20, 2021
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Oct 20, 2021
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3013: Save Our Ser­vice­mem­bers Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3013/
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"S. 3013: Save Our Ser­vice­mem­bers Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3013/.
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