United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2198 (115th)
Veterans Crisis Line Improvement Act
Introduced
27 April 2017
Last action
27 April 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Mark Takano, Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Sanford Bishop, Duncan Hunter, LUIS GUTIERREZ, Carol Shea-Porter, Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], David Loebsack, Norma Torres, Carlos Curbelo, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], WALTER JONES, Ann Kuster, Steve Stivers, Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Adam Kinzinger, PETER DEFAZIO, Donald Payne, Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Scott Tipton
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Veterans Crisis Line Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the first message a person hears upon calling the main telephone number of any VA medical facility allows the caller to choose to be quickly redirected to the Veterans Crisis Line without ending the call.
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Timeline
27 April 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
27 April 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 April 2017 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 April 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 27 April 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 April 2017
Sponsors
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · D · Sponsor
- Mark Takano · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Sanford Bishop · D · Cosponsor
- Duncan Hunter · R · Cosponsor
- LUIS GUTIERREZ · D · Cosponsor
- Carol Shea-Porter · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- David Loebsack · D · Cosponsor
- Norma Torres · D · Cosponsor
- Carlos Curbelo · R · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- WALTER JONES · R · Cosponsor
- Ann Kuster · D · Cosponsor
- Steve Stivers · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Adam Kinzinger · R · Cosponsor
- PETER DEFAZIO · D · Cosponsor
- Donald Payne · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Scott Tipton · R · Cosponsor
- · hsvr00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2198
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2198
- us · 115-hr-2198 · source updated 11 August 2025