A bill to improve mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Ordered Reported on Jan 29, 2020
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on January 29, 2020.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Supporting the JUSTICE Act”
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Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 22, 2020
“Senate Veterans’ Committee Advances Five Sullivan Bills”
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Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jan 29, 2020
“Tillis Provisions Included in Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Veteran Suicide”
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Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]
on Jan 30, 2020
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Mar 13, 2019
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Introduced
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May 22, 2019
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Considered by Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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Jan 29, 2020
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Ordered Reported
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed by the President
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S. 785 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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