This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week each year as 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.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6993)
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6993)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6993)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6993)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
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