H.R. 5392 · 114th Congress · enacted

No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act

Became Public Law No: 114-247.

Latest official action 2016-11-28 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a quality assurance document for carrying out the toll-free Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), which shall: (1) outline performance indicators and objectives to improve the VCL, including at backup call centers; (2) include time frames to meet such indicators and objectives; and (3) be consistent with guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget. The VA shall develop a plan to ensure that each telephone call, text message, and other communications received by the VCL, including at backup call centers, is answered in a timely manner by a person, consistent with the guidance established by the American Association of Suicidology. The plan shall include guidelines for periodic VCL testing. The VA shall submit the document and plan within 180 days.

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Congressional Research Service · 2016-11-28

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

Cosponsor

John R. Moolenaar

House · MI District 2 · Republican

$591,094PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Dan Newhouse

House · WA District 4 · Republican

$357,198PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Tom Cole

House · OK District 4 · Republican

$1,647,752PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Elise M. Stefanik

House · NY District 21 · Republican

$245,744PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

David P. Joyce

House · OH District 14 · Republican

$974,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann

House · TN District 3 · Republican

$670,245PAC receipts · 2025–2026

26 of 26 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000

John R. Moolenaar · Cosponsor · $10,000

Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000

Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000

David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000

The bill, briefly

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Politicians behind the bill

John R. Moolenaar

Dan Newhouse

Tom Cole

Elise M. Stefanik

David P. Joyce

Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

What happened after enactment?