US Congress House Bill 8247 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on December 5 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-12-05 - Became Public Law No: 116-214. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Implements programs, policies, and reports related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) transition assistance, suicide care, mental health education and treatment, health care, and women veteran care. Among other requirements, the VA must carry out a pilot program on information sharing between the VA and designated persons regarding the assistance and benefits available to veterans; furnish, reimburse, or pay for emergent suicide care, including transportation costs, at a VA or non-VA facility for certain veterans who are in an acute suicidal crisis; establish a program for the education and training of caregivers and family members of veterans with mental health disorders; establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to make recommendations regarding the use of public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment and therapy for certain veterans; seek to contact certain veterans who have not recently received care to encourage them to receive comprehensive physical, mental health, eye, and audiological examinations; provide VA police officers with annual training on the prevention of suicide among the population it serves; complete an analysis and report on its programs that provide assistance to women veterans who are homeless or precariously housed to identify the areas in which such programs are failing to meet the needs of such women; and annually report on the use of VA health care by women veterans.

Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020 Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020

Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-05	House	Became Public Law No: 116-214. (TXT | PDF)
2020-12-05	House	Signed by President.
2020-11-24	House	Presented to President.
2020-11-12	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-11-10	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6655)
2020-09-24	Senate	Received in the Senate, read twice.
2020-09-23	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-09-23	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4763-4767)
2020-09-23	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8247.
2020-09-23	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4763-4770)
2020-09-23	House	Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-09-17	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-09-17	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2020-09-17	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-09-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2020-09-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-09-14	House	Introduced in House

HB4154 (Related) 2019-08-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB5324 (Related) 2020-03-10 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HB7747 (Related) 2020-10-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB2864 (Related) 2020-07-01 - Held at the desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8247/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8247/BILLS-116hr8247ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8247/BILLS-116hr8247eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr8247/BILLS-116hr8247enr.pdf