VITAL Assessment Act
Summary
VITAL Assessment Act This bill implements changes related to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership (VITAL) program, which focuses on enhancing student veterans' academic success and retention by assisting with things like mental and physical health. The VA must report on the program and establish best practices, goals, and measures for the program that are uniform among the VA's medical centers. The bill also requires the VA to conduct outreach among the Armed Forces, veterans service organizations, institutions of higher learning, and noncollege degree programs regarding the VITAL program. Additionally, the VA must assess the feasibility and advisability of including the suicide rate for student veterans in the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Nov 2021
House Passage
Nov 2021
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Oct 8, 2021
Last action Nov 17, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Nov 17, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Nov 16, 2021
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6279)
lower
Nov 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6279)
lower
Nov 16, 2021
Introduced
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Nov 4, 2021
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
Nov 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Nov 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
lower
Oct 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Oct 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Oct 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Oct 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jake Ellzey
RRepublican
Co
Antonio Delgado
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Bost
RRepublican
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