FIGHT Veteran Suicides Act
USA116th CongressHR-2340| House
| Updated: 5/22/2019
Max Rose
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (12)
Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Van Taylor (Republican)Angie Craig (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in Veteran Suicides Act or the FIGHT Veteran Suicides Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to notify Congress following a suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran that occurs in a VA facility. Specifically, the VA must provide the name and location of the facility and also specified information regarding the veteran who committed or attempted suicide. The VA is required to include in each notification (1) guidance to deter the sensationalism of suicide, (2) guidance for identifying warning signs exhibited by veterans at risk of suicide, and (3) information on the resources available from the VA to veterans at risk of suicide.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 53.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-77.
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4041-4042)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2340.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4041)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4041)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careMental healthVeterans' medical care
FIGHT Veteran Suicides Act
USA116th CongressHR-2340| House
| Updated: 5/22/2019
Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in Veteran Suicides Act or the FIGHT Veteran Suicides Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to notify Congress following a suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran that occurs in a VA facility. Specifically, the VA must provide the name and location of the facility and also specified information regarding the veteran who committed or attempted suicide. The VA is required to include in each notification (1) guidance to deter the sensationalism of suicide, (2) guidance for identifying warning signs exhibited by veterans at risk of suicide, and (3) information on the resources available from the VA to veterans at risk of suicide.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 53.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-77.
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4041-4042)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2340.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4041)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4041)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Max Rose
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (12)
Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Van Taylor (Republican)Angie Craig (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careMental healthVeterans' medical care