H.R. 7747House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

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The bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide Congress with an annual report on the VA’s Solid Start program. The report is meant to give lawmakers insight into how the program contacts veterans and what outcomes result, while protecting veterans’ privacy. It affects the VA, the Solid Start program, and any veterans who are contacted through the program.

Key Provisions

The VA must submit the first report within 180 days of the law’s enactment and then every year thereafter to the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs committees.
Each report must detail, for every veteran called or emailed under Solid Start, the veteran’s service branch, age, gender, whether they responded, whether the contact led to a call to the Veterans Crisis Line, and whether it resulted in referrals to compensation, enrollment, or other VA benefits.
The report must also note any changes the Secretary has made to the Solid Start program since the previous report.
No personally identifiable information about veterans may be included in the report.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

October 6, 2020

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Introduced in House

July 23, 2020

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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

July 23, 2020

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Veterans' Affairs Committee

September 10, 2020

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

October 6, 2020

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Introduced in HouseIssued July 23, 2020

116th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7747

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 23, 2020

Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself and Mr. Mast) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Reporting on Solid Start program of Department of Veterans Affairs

(a)

Reports required

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(b)

Elements

Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1)

With respect to each veteran called or emailed under the Solid Start program:

(A)

The Armed Force of the veteran.

(B)

Age.

(C)

Gender.

(D)

Whether the veteran responded to the call or email.

(E)

Whether the call or email resulted in a call to the Veterans Crisis Line established pursuant to section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code.

(F)

Whether the call or email resulted in a referral to—

(i)

compensation and pension determination;

(ii)

enrollment in the patient enrollment system of the Department; or

(iii)

any other program or benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary.

(2)

Any change to the Solid Start program implemented by the Secretary since the date of the previous such report.

(c)

Prohibition on personally identifiable information

No report under subsection (a) may contain any personally identifiable information regarding a veteran.