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Latest Action: 10/01/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12347-12349) Bill TextA bill to provide support and assistance for families of members of the National Guard and Reserve who are undergoing deployment, and for other purposes. 3/15/2007--Introduced. Coming Together for National Guard and Reserve Families Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enhance and improve Department of Defense (DOD) programs to provide family support for families of members of the National Guard and Reserve undergoing deployment (members). Requires such support to include post-deployment assistance for spouses and parents of returning members. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a pilot program of family-to-family support for families of such members; and (2) contract for support services for children, infants, and toddlers of such members. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly expand and enhance access to mental health services for families of members who are disabled during military service. Requires a [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5088) Bill TextA bill to enhance Federal efforts focused on public awareness and education about the risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome. 4/25/2007--Introduced. Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through various federal agencies, to develop a national Shaken Baby Syndrome public health campaign. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a National Action Plan and effective strategies to increase awareness of opportunities to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome; and (2) coordinate the Plan and strategies with evidence-based strategies and efforts that support families with infants and other young children. Directs the Secretary to carry out communication, education, and training about Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention, including efforts to communicate with the general public, such as by: (1) disseminating effective prevention practices and techniques to parents and caregivers; (2) producing evidence-based [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 12/12/2007 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes. 12/12/2007--Public Law. (There are 5 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since the Conference Report was filed in the House on November 14, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 - Amends the Head Start Act (the Act) to revise and reauthorize Head Start programs. (Sec. 2) Includes among the aims of Head Start programs children's growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, social and emotional functioning, creative arts, physical skills, and approaches to learning. (Sec. 3) Includes community-based organizations and financial literacy training within the definitions of Head Start delegate agencies and family literacy services, respectively. Adds definitions of Head Start deficiencies, homeless children, institutions of higher education,[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/03/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Bill TextTo provide support and assistance for families of members of the National Guard and Reserve who are undergoing deployment, and for other purposes. 3/15/2007--Introduced. Coming Together for Guard and Reserve Families Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enhance and improve Department of Defense (DOD) programs to provide family support for families of members of the National Guard and Reserve undergoing deployment (members). Requires such support to include post-deployment assistance for spouses and parents of returning members. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a pilot program of family-to-family support for families of such members; and (2) contract for support services for children, infants, and toddlers of such members. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly expand and enhance access to mental health services for families of members who are disabled during military service. Requires a report from the Comptroller [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo enhance Federal efforts focused on public awareness and education about the risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome. 4/26/2007--Introduced. Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through various federal agencies, to develop a national Shaken Baby Syndrome public health campaign. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a National Action Plan and effective strategies to increase awareness of opportunities to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome; and (2) coordinate the Plan and strategies with evidence-based strategies and efforts that support families with infants and other young children. Directs the Secretary to carry out communication, education, and training about Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention, including efforts to communicate with the general public, such as by: (1) disseminating effective prevention practices and techniques to parents and caregivers; (2) producing evidence-based educational [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Bill TextTo require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 5/7/2007--Introduced. Sgt. Jonathan Schulze Military Health Services Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe a requirement that members of the Armed Forces: (1) deploying to a combat theater receive a pre-deployment mental health evaluation conducted by a qualified mental health professional; and (2) returning from service of more than 30 days in a combat theater, or injured in a combat theater, receive a post-deployment combat stress evaluation conducted by a qualified mental health professional. Directs the Secretary to implement a program designed to: (1) raise awareness about mental health issues that members may encounter during and after deployment; and (2) reduce the stigma associated with mental health care. Directs the Secretary to develop a program to improve awareness of the availability of mental health [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Bill TextA bill to provide for the enhancement of the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 1/31/2008--Introduced. Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to undertake specified actions to enhance the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense (DOD), including: (1) suicide prevention training for all members of the Armed Forces and DOD civilian health care community and family support professionals; and (2) a suicide prevention outreach program throughout the Armed Forces and military family communities. Directs the Secretary to provide readjustment assistance to spouses and parents of members returning from deployments, including information on: (1) ways to identify signs and symptoms of risk factors for suicide; and (2) the national suicide prevention hotline and other suicide prevention resources. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants and enter into cooperative agreements [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes. 6/12/2007--Introduced. Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act or the IMPACT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand an existing grant program for training for health profession students to include the treatment of individuals who are overweight, obese, or have eating disorders. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for the training of primary care physicians and other health professions on how to identify, treat, and prevent obesity or eating disorders and aid individuals who are overweight or obese or who suffer from eating disorders. Requires the Secretary, acting though the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants for the planning and implementation of programs that promote healthy eating behaviors and physical [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Bill TextTo reduce post traumatic stress disorder and other combat-related stress disorders among military personnel, and for other purposes. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Psychological Kevlar Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to incorporate preventive and early-intervention measures, practices, or procedures that reduce the likelihood that personnel in combat will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other stress-related psychopathologies, including substance use conditions. Requires the Secretary to: (1) update the plan periodically; (2) develop and implement a training program to educate and promote awareness among commissioned and noncommissioned officers, front-line medical professionals and primary care providers, and military personnel and their families about the signs and risks of combat stress and stress-related psychopathology; (3) establish a working group to research and develop measures that reduce the likelihood [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/11/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Bill TextTo provide for the enhancement of the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 2/6/2008--Introduced. Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to undertake specified actions to enhance the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense (DOD), including: (1) suicide prevention training for all members of the Armed Forces and DOD civilian health care community and family support professionals; and (2) a suicide prevention outreach program throughout the Armed Forces and military family communities. Directs the Secretary to provide readjustment assistance to spouses and parents of members returning from deployments, including information on: (1) ways to identify signs and symptoms of risk factors for suicide; and (2) the national suicide prevention hotline and other suicide prevention resources. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants and enter into cooperative agreements to [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3210) Bill TextA resolution designating the third week of April 2008 as "National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week". 4/21/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the third week of April 2008 as National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week. Commends organizations that are: (1) working to increase awareness of the danger of shaking young children; (2) educating caregivers on protecting children from injuries caused by abusive shaking; and (3) helping families cope with the challenges of child-rearing and other stresses. Encourages people to remember the victims of Shaken Baby Syndrome and to participate in educational programs to help prevent it.
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Latest Action: 02/11/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Bill TextTo provide for the enhancement of the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 2/6/2008--Introduced. Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to undertake specified actions to enhance the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense (DOD), including: (1) suicide prevention training for all members of the Armed Forces and DOD civilian health care community and family support professionals; and (2) a suicide prevention outreach program throughout the Armed Forces and military family communities. Directs the Secretary to provide readjustment assistance to spouses and parents of members returning from deployments, including information on: (1) ways to identify signs and symptoms of risk factors for suicide; and (2) the national suicide prevention hotline and other suicide prevention resources. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants and enter into cooperative agreements to [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/31/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Bill TextA bill to provide for the enhancement of the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 1/31/2008--Introduced. Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to undertake specified actions to enhance the suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense (DOD), including: (1) suicide prevention training for all members of the Armed Forces and DOD civilian health care community and family support professionals; and (2) a suicide prevention outreach program throughout the Armed Forces and military family communities. Directs the Secretary to provide readjustment assistance to spouses and parents of members returning from deployments, including information on: (1) ways to identify signs and symptoms of risk factors for suicide; and (2) the national suicide prevention hotline and other suicide prevention resources. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants and enter into cooperative agreements [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Bill TextTo amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish and provide for the administration of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Act of 2007 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network to provide behavioral health programs to participants in the agricultural sector in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin; and (2) provide grants to states for Network pilot projects.
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Latest Action: 09/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Bill TextTo reduce post traumatic stress disorder and other combat-related stress disorders among military personnel, and for other purposes. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Psychological Kevlar Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to incorporate preventive and early-intervention measures, practices, or procedures that reduce the likelihood that personnel in combat will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other stress-related psychopathologies, including substance use conditions. Requires the Secretary to: (1) update the plan periodically; (2) develop and implement a training program to educate and promote awareness among commissioned and noncommissioned officers, front-line medical professionals and primary care providers, and military personnel and their families about the signs and risks of combat stress and stress-related psychopathology; (3) establish a working group to research and develop measures that reduce the likelihood [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes. 6/12/2007--Introduced. Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act or the IMPACT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand an existing grant program for training for health profession students to include the treatment of individuals who are overweight, obese, or have eating disorders. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for the training of primary care physicians and other health professions on how to identify, treat, and prevent obesity or eating disorders and aid individuals who are overweight or obese or who suffer from eating disorders. Requires the Secretary, acting though the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants for the planning and implementation of programs that promote healthy eating behaviors and physical [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Bill TextTo require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 5/7/2007--Introduced. Sgt. Jonathan Schulze Military Health Services Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe a requirement that members of the Armed Forces: (1) deploying to a combat theater receive a pre-deployment mental health evaluation conducted by a qualified mental health professional; and (2) returning from service of more than 30 days in a combat theater, or injured in a combat theater, receive a post-deployment combat stress evaluation conducted by a qualified mental health professional. Directs the Secretary to implement a program designed to: (1) raise awareness about mental health issues that members may encounter during and after deployment; and (2) reduce the stigma associated with mental health care. Directs the Secretary to develop a program to improve awareness of the availability of mental health [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo enhance Federal efforts focused on public awareness and education about the risks and dangers associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome. 4/26/2007--Introduced. Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through various federal agencies, to develop a national Shaken Baby Syndrome public health campaign. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a National Action Plan and effective strategies to increase awareness of opportunities to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome; and (2) coordinate the Plan and strategies with evidence-based strategies and efforts that support families with infants and other young children. Directs the Secretary to carry out communication, education, and training about Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention, including efforts to communicate with the general public, such as by: (1) disseminating effective |
