Speaker Ryan Signs Young's Veterans Crisis Line Improvements Legislation

Press Release

Iowa Congressman David Young released the following statement after House Speaker Paul Ryan yesterday signed Congressman Young's No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act (H.R.5392), legislation to make critical improvements to this mental health tool relied upon by our nation's veterans. The legislation heads to the president's desk.

"I appreciate Speaker Ryan's support of this important legislation for our veterans, as well as the unanimous support it has received from my colleagues in both the House and the Senate," Congressman Young said. "Our veterans deserve quality mental health resources, and my bill works to ensure the Veterans Crisis Line, one of those tools, is operating effectively to provide help and assistance to our veterans. I urge the president to sign this bill into law without delay."

The No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act seeks to provide necessary responsiveness and performance improvements to the Veterans Crisis Line, which is the confidential, toll free hotline for veterans seeking suicide prevention and crisis resources help from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) responders.

Source