To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Battle Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week per year as Battle 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

1. 11 September 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 September 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 September 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 20 September 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 11 September 2019 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] · R · Cosponsor
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