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A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and…
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Oct 8, 2021
Held at the desk.
Oct 8, 2021
Received in the House.
Oct 8, 2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 7, 2021
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6993)
Oct 7, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6993)
Oct 7, 2021
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6993)
Oct 7, 2021
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6993)
Jun 23, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
Mar 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week each year as Buddy Check Week for the purposes of organizing outreach events and educating veterans on how to conduct peer wellness checks. The VA shall ensure that the Veterans Crisis Line has a plan for handling the potential increase in calls that may occur during such week.
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Held at the desk.
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Cosponsors
21
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Collins, Susan M.
D
Kelly, Mark
D
Hickenlooper, John W.
D
Murray, Patty
R
Tillis, Thomas
R
Sullivan, Dan
D
Blumenthal, Richard
R
Cramer, Kevin
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
R
Rounds, Mike
I
Sanders, Bernard
R
Barrasso, John
D
Bennet, Michael F.
R
Blackburn, Marsha
D
Cantwell, Maria
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
D
Coons, Christopher A.
R
Cotton, Tom
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
D
Rosen, Jacky
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 544: A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-544/
"S. 544: A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-544/.
S. 544, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-544/.
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