US Congress House Bill 1463 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on April 10 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Military Suicide Reduction Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide a one-on-one mental health assessment for each member of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation once during each 180-day period of such deployment. Requires that, if the Secretary determines that such assessment cannot be performed by personnel trained and certified to do so, the Secretary shall ensure that the assessment is conducted using an Internet-based questionnaire. Requires, in such case, that the commanding officer (CO) of such member also complete a separate questionnaire containing the CO's observations with respect to the mental health of that member. Requires such questionnaires to: (1) be reviewed and acted upon by trained and certified mental health personnel, and (2) be accorded appropriate privacy under requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Military Suicide Reduction Act

Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Ron Barber [D-AZ]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2013-04-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1463/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1463/BILLS-113hr1463ih.pdf