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Save Our Ser­vice­mem­bers Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3013| Senate 
| Updated: 10/20/2021
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (38)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Save Our Servicemembers Act of 2021 This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness within the Department of Defense (DOD) to evaluate and standardize DOD's suicide prevention efforts. Specifically, the bill directs the Defense Suicide Prevention Office to collaborate with each military department to (1) develop and implement a process to ensure that individual nonclinical suicide prevention efforts are assessed for effectiveness, and (2) develop consistent suicide-related definitions for use throughout DOD. The bill also requires the use of such suicide-related definitions in any updated policies of DOD or each military department.
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Timeline
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • October 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5645: Save Our Servicemembers Act of 2021
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Save Our Ser­vice­mem­bers Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-3013| Senate 
| Updated: 10/20/2021
Save Our Servicemembers Act of 2021 This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness within the Department of Defense (DOD) to evaluate and standardize DOD's suicide prevention efforts. Specifically, the bill directs the Defense Suicide Prevention Office to collaborate with each military department to (1) develop and implement a process to ensure that individual nonclinical suicide prevention efforts are assessed for effectiveness, and (2) develop consistent suicide-related definitions for use throughout DOD. The bill also requires the use of such suicide-related definitions in any updated policies of DOD or each military department.
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Timeline
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • October 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (38)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Roger Marshall (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)James E. Risch (Republican)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5645: Save Our Servicemembers Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careMental healthMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependents