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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that Department of Veterans Affairs police officers receive training to interact with visitors and patients at Department medical facilities who are suffering from mental illness.

3/29/2007--Introduced.

Jose Medina Veterans Affairs Police Training Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that while the United States is conducting combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should better prepare its police force to interact with patients and visitors at VA medical facilities who suffer from mental illness.

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that all VA police officers receive training on such interaction.
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Latest Actions
  • 06/14/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • 05/23/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5626)
  • 04/23/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 03/29/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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H.R.1853 Introduced in House08/31/2007