To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.
United States116th CongressHR-2898House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Jun 11, 2019
Summary
Official Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week per year as Buddy Check Week for the purposes of organizing outreach events and educating veterans on how to conduct peer wellness checks. The VA shall ensure that the Veterans Crisis Line has a plan for handling the potential increase in calls that may occur during such week.
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S-4657: A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E667)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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