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H.R. 3495 (116th): Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate the provision of suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families through the award of grants to such entities, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

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Jack Bergman

Sponsor. Representative for Michigan's 1st congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jun 26, 2019
Length: 22 pages
Introduced
Jun 26, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

S. 785: Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 17, 2020. (compare text)
Cosponsors

254 Cosponsors (160 Republicans, 93 Democrats, 1 Independent)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“ICYMI: Three Rep. Bergman Bills Approved by Committee”
    — Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI1] (Sponsor) on Oct 17, 2019

“Roe Pushes for Legislation to Prevent Veteran Suicide”
    — Rep. David “Phil” Roe [R-TN1, 2009-2020] (Co-sponsor) on Nov 20, 2019

“Rep. Peterson's Newsletter 12/9/2019”
    — Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN7, 1991-2020] (Co-sponsor) on Dec 9, 2019

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates H.R. 3495 will add $177 million in new spending through 2029.

History

Jun 26, 2019
 
Introduced

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Nov 20, 2019
 
Considered by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

Dec 5, 2019
 
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.

Aug 5, 2020
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 785 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3495 (116th).
Sep 23, 2020
 
Related Bill — Passed House

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 785 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3495 (116th).
Oct 17, 2020
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 785 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3495 (116th).

H.R. 3495 (116th) 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.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3495. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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