US Congress Senate Bill 1873 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-29 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Veteran PEER Act Veteran Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to establish not fewer than two peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at VA medical centers to promote the use and integration of services for mental health, substance use disorder, and behavior health in a primary care setting. The VA shall ensure that the needs of female veterans are specifically addressed and that female peer specialists are included in the program.

Veteran PEER Act Veteran Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2018-01-29	House	Received in the House.
2018-01-29	Senate	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2018-01-25	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-01-25	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
2018-01-25	Senate	S.Amdt.1920 Amendment SA 1920 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2018-01-25	Senate	S.Amdt.1920 Amendment SA 1920 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Blunt. (consideration: CR S525; text: CR S525) To modify the timeline for establishment of the program.
2018-01-25	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S525-526)
2018-01-25	Senate	Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2017-09-27	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB5674 (Related) 2018-05-11 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516.
SB2906 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB5830 (Related) 2018-05-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SB2193 (Related) 2018-03-07 - By Senator Isakson from Committee on Veterans' Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-212.
SB2372 (Related) 2018-06-06 - Became Public Law No: 115-182.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1873/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1873/BILLS-115s1873is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1873/BILLS-115s1873es.pdf