US Congress House Bill 1997 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a two-year pilot program to study the effectiveness of nonprofit post-traumatic growth programs to determine (1) the outcomes of such programs in contrast to traditional models of mental health care, (2) the possible integration of such nonprofit programs into VA mental health care programs, and (3) the budgetary impact of such integration. Post-traumatic growth is the positive psychological change that can result from struggling with traumatic events. The bill makes veterans who are not at immediate risk of attempting suicide and not participating in traditional mental health treatment eligible for such program.

Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act

Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]	Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]
Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]
Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]
Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Sen. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]
Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Joe Cunningham [D-SC]
Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-03-29	House	Introduced in House

SB3235 (Same As) 2020-09-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1997/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1997/BILLS-116hr1997ih.pdf