Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act became law 246 days after introduction, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
IntroducedApr 18, 2019
ReportedMay 17, 2019
Passed one chamberMay 21, 2019
Passed bothDec 11, 2019
LawDec 20, 2019
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 35 words.
Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act
(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the responsibilities, workload, training, and vacancy rates of suicide prevention coordinators at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 18 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 372 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsMental healthVeterans' medical care
- Latest action
- Dec 20, 2019: Became Public Law No: 116-96.
- 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.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 116th S. 1392 Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]