A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.

Actions

• 2021-10-08Held at the desk.
• 2021-10-08Received in the House.
• 2021-10-08Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• 2021-10-07Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6993)
• 2021-10-07Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6993)
• 2021-10-07Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6993)
• 2021-10-07Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6993)
• 2021-06-23Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
• 2021-03-02Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
• 2021-03-02Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-10-07 (55)

Cosponsors (20)

• Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
• Michael Bennet (D-CO)
• Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
• Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
• Christopher Coons (D-DE)
• Shelley Capito (R-WV)
• Tom Cotton (R-AR)
• Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
• John Barrasso (R-WY)
• Jacklyn Rosen (D-NV)
• Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
• Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
• Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
• Mike Rounds (R-SD)
• Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
• Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
• Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
• Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
• Patty Murray (D-WA)
• John Hickenlooper (D-CO)

Subjects

• Commemorative events and holidays
• Emergency medical services and trauma care
• Government information and archives
• Health promotion and preventive care
• Mental health
• Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
• Telephone and wireless communication
• Veterans' medical care