US SB2527 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 10 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Sergeant Daniel Somers Classified Veterans Access to Care Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that veterans who experience combat-related mental health wounds should have immediate and consistent access to comprehensive mental health care. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall: establish standards and procedures to ensure that a veteran who participated in a classified mission or served in a sensitive unit while in the Armed Forces may access VA mental health care in a manner that fully accommodates the veteran's obligation to not improperly disclose classified information; disseminate guidance to employees of the Veterans Health Administration, including mental health professionals, on such standards and procedures and on how to best engage such veterans during the course of mental health treatment with respect to classified information; and ensure that an individual may elect to identify as such a veteran on an appropriate form.

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Title

Sergeant Daniel Somers Classified Veterans Access to Care Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-10SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Same As/Similar To

HB421 (Related) 2015-07-22 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
SB2921 (Related) 2016-05-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.

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