Urge Congress support military, veteran mental health treatment
This Ohio Senate Resolution urges the U.S. Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs to prioritize mental health care for military personnel and veterans suffering from PTSD and other service-related stress disorders. The bill calls for prompt and comprehensive diagnosis and treatment, emphasizing that only qualified medical professionals should approve such care. It also requests that the government fully implement recommendations to consider mental health conditions before separating service members for misconduct and advocates for correcting discharge records for those separated due to mental health issues. Additionally, the resolution states that a veteran's civilian income should not affect their eligibility for healthcare benefits.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 7, 2023
Last action Jun 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2024
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 10, 2024
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 23, 2024
Committee
Introduced and Referred to Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Nov 15, 2023
Committee
Refer to Committee
upper
Nov 7, 2023
Introduced
Offered
upper
1 primary · 30 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Schaffer
RRepublican
Co
Al Landis
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Brenner
RRepublican
Co
Bill Blessing
RRepublican
Co
Bill DeMora
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Reineke
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hackett
RRepublican
Co
Brian Chavez
RRepublican
Co
Catherine Ingram
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Troy
DDemocratic
Co
Frank Hoagland
RRepublican
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