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.
USA116th CongressS-4657| Senate
| Updated: 9/23/2020
Joni Ernst
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (12)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week each 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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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Commemorative events and holidaysEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careMental healthSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTelephone and wireless communicationVeterans' medical care
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.
USA116th CongressS-4657| Senate
| Updated: 9/23/2020
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week each 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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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Joni Ernst
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (12)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)John Barrasso (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Commemorative events and holidaysEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careMental healthSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTelephone and wireless communicationVeterans' medical care