US Congress House Bill 8108 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on August 25 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-09-10 - Committee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete the development of a clinical practice guideline or guidelines for the treatment of serious mental illness. Under the bill, such guidelines must address the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and persistent mood disorder (including bipolar disorder I and II). The VA must carry out an explicit plan to implement and disseminate the clinical practice guideline or guidelines that are developed. The VA must establish the Serious Mental Illness Work Group with the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services to develop such clinical practice guideline or guidelines. Finally, the VA must complete an assessment of the 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Major Depressive Disorders to determine if an update is necessary.

VA Serious Mental Illness Act

Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]

Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]

Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-10	House	Committee Hearings Held.
2020-08-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-08-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-08-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-08-25	House	Introduced in House

SB785 (Related) 2020-10-17 - Became Public Law No: 116-171. (TXT | PDF)
SB3210 (Related) 2020-01-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8108/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8108/BILLS-116hr8108ih.pdf