Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act became law 148 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedFeb 3, 2016
Reported—
Passed one chamberJun 7, 2016
Passed bothJun 21, 2016
LawJun 30, 2016
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 67 words.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to identify: (1) VA mental health care and suicide prevention programs that are most effective for women veterans, and (2) such programs with the highest satisfaction rates among women veterans.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 103 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from enrolled bill to public law · 389 words
- Subjects
- Health promotion and preventive careMental healthVeterans' medical careWomen's health
- Latest action
- Jun 30, 2016: Became Public Law No: 114-188.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 114th H.R. 2915 Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act D · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]