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Senate Bill 3235
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jan 28, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 28, 2020
Latest Action
Sep 15, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3235
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
Martha McSally
Arizona
Republican
Kelly Loeffler
Georgia
Democrat
Tim Kaine
Virginia
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a two-year pilot program to study the effectiveness of nonprofit post-traumatic growth programs to determine (1) the outcomes of such programs in contrast to traditional models of mental health care, (2) the possible integration of such nonprofit programs into VA mental health care programs, and (3) the budgetary impact of such integration. Post-traumatic growth is the positive psychological change that can result from struggling with traumatic events.

The bill makes veterans who are not at immediate risk of attempting suicide and not participating in traditional mental health treatment eligible for such program.

Text (2)
Reported to Senate
September 15, 2020
Introduced in Senate
January 28, 2020
Related Bills (1)
Mar 29, 2019
Introduced in House
33
Sponsorship
House Bill 1997
Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (5)
09/15/2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 543.
09/15/2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
08/05/2020
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
01/28/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
01/28/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:48 PM
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