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Promoting Coordination for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3195| Senate 
| Updated: 1/15/2020
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (1)
Jon Tester (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Promoting Coordination for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly review and report on the records of each former member of the Armed Forces who died by suicide within one year of separation from the Armed Forces during the five-year period preceding the enactment of this bill. The bill also requires the VA to report on the Recovery Engagement and Coordination for Health—Veterans Enhanced Treatment (REACH VET) program to assess, among other elements, the impact of the program on rates of suicide among veterans.
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Timeline
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jan 15, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • January 15, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 15, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 116-785: Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
  • HR 116-7888: REACH VET reporting Act
Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsMental healthMilitary medicineVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care

Promoting Coordination for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3195| Senate 
| Updated: 1/15/2020
Promoting Coordination for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly review and report on the records of each former member of the Armed Forces who died by suicide within one year of separation from the Armed Forces during the five-year period preceding the enactment of this bill. The bill also requires the VA to report on the Recovery Engagement and Coordination for Health—Veterans Enhanced Treatment (REACH VET) program to assess, among other elements, the impact of the program on rates of suicide among veterans.
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Timeline
Jan 15, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jan 15, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • January 15, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 15, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (1)
Jon Tester (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 116-785: Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
  • HR 116-7888: REACH VET reporting Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsMental healthMilitary medicineVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care