H.R. 5392 (114^th): No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the Veterans Crisis Line.

Overview

Introduced:

Jun 7, 2016
114^th Congress, 2015–2017

Status:

Enacted — Signed by the President on Nov 28, 2016

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on November 28, 2016.

Law:

Pub.L. 114-247

Sponsor:

David Young

Representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district

Republican

Text:

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Last Updated: Nov 18, 2016
Length: 2 pages

Incorporated Legislation

This bill incorporates provisions from:

S. 3304: No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act

Introduced on Sep 8, 2016. 80% incorporated. (compare text)

History

Jun 7, 2016		Introduced Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. Read Text »
Jun 23, 2016		Considered by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
Sep 21, 2016		Ordered Reported A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
Sep 21, 2016		Considered by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
Sep 26, 2016		Passed House (Senate next) The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. View Vote » Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Nov 16, 2016		Passed Senate The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. Read Updated Text » See Changes »
Nov 28, 2016		Enacted — Signed by the President The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.R. 5392 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 114^th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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