HR 912 United States House · 117th Congress

American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act

Summary
American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide mental health and suicide prevention outreach to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. Specifically, the bill requires that each VA medical center have a full-time minority veteran coordinator. The coordinator must receive training in the delivery of culturally appropriate mental health and suicide prevention services to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. Further, the suicide prevention coordinator and minority veteran coordinator of each VA medical center must develop and disseminate a written plan for conducting mental health and suicide prevention outreach to all tribes and urban Indian health organizations within the area of the medical center.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 8, 2021 Last action Jul 28, 2021
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Committee
4
Amendments
1
Jul 28, 2021
House · Amendment offered
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 28, 2021
House · Reported by committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 28, 2021
House · Reported by committee
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Mar 22, 2021
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 8, 2021
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 8, 2021
House · Introduced
Introduced in House
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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