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VA Serious Mental Illness Act

USA116th CongressHR-8108| House 
| Updated: 9/10/2020
Tom Malinowski

Tom Malinowski

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (2)
Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
VA Serious Mental Illness Act 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 carry out an explicit plan to implement and disseminate the clinical practice guideline or guidelines that are developed. 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.
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Timeline
Aug 25, 2020
Introduced in House
Aug 25, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 10, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
  • August 25, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • August 25, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 10, 2020
    Committee Hearings Held.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 116-785: Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
  • S 116-3210: Improving Mental Health Care for Veterans Act of 2020
Drug therapyGovernment studies and investigationsMedical researchMental healthMilitary medicineVeterans' medical care

VA Serious Mental Illness Act

USA116th CongressHR-8108| House 
| Updated: 9/10/2020
VA Serious Mental Illness Act 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 carry out an explicit plan to implement and disseminate the clinical practice guideline or guidelines that are developed. 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.
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Timeline
Aug 25, 2020
Introduced in House
Aug 25, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 10, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
  • August 25, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • August 25, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • September 10, 2020
    Committee Hearings Held.
Tom Malinowski

Tom Malinowski

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (2)
Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee, Armed Services Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 116-785: Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
  • S 116-3210: Improving Mental Health Care for Veterans Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Drug therapyGovernment studies and investigationsMedical researchMental healthMilitary medicineVeterans' medical care