S 2072
118th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Supporting Mental Health for Military Children Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2188)
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Supporting Mental Health for Military Children Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish and implement a four-year pilot program to provide routine mental health checkups for students in 10 selected elementary or secondary schools that are operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA). Such schools must be DODEA schools within or outside the United States that DOD determines have adequate mental health infrastructure in place to provide mental health checkups under the program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2188)
Committees of jurisdiction
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