Veteran Partners' Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act or the Veteran PEER Act
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to establish not fewer than two peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at VA medical centers to promote the use and integration of services for mental health, substance use disorder, and behavior health in a primary care setting.
The VA shall ensure that the needs of female veterans are specifically addressed and that female peer specialists are included in the program.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-29 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2018-01-29 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2018-01-29 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2018-01-25 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2018-01-25 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate |
| 2018-01-25 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S525-526) | Senate |
| 2018-01-25 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2017-09-27 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate |
| 2017-09-27 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |