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Senate Bill 3210
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Improving Mental Health Care for Veterans Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 16, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 16, 2020
Latest Action
Jan 16, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3210
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Bill Cassidy
Louisiana
Democrat
Kyrsten Sinema
Arizona
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Improving Mental Health Care for Veterans Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete the development of a clinical practice guideline or guidelines for the treatment of serious mental illness. Under the bill, such guidelines must address the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and persistent mood disorder (including bipolar disorder I and II).

The VA must establish the Serious Mental Illness Work Group with the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services to develop such clinical practice guideline or guidelines.

Finally, the VA must complete an assessment of the 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Major Depressive Disorders to determine if an update is necessary.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
January 16, 2020
Related Bills (2)
Oct 17, 2020
Became Public Law 116-171
54
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 785
Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Aug 25, 2020
Introduced in House
3
Sponsorship
House Bill 8108
VA Serious Mental Illness Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
01/16/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
01/16/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:22:53 PM
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