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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Battle Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other…

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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Battle Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 10, 2023 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
Feb 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 10, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 10, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H146-147)
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week per year as Battle 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.

What's happening now February 8, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Jan 25, 2024
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Nov 29, 2023
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 14, 2023
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Nov 13, 2023
Kilmer, Derek
· Nov 13, 2023
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Nov 13, 2023
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 17, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 236: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Battle Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-236/
MLA
"H.R. 236: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Battle Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-236/.
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H.R. 236, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-236/.
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[H.R. 236: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Battle Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-236/)
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