{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davidyoung.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/president-obama-signs-young-s-veterans-crisis-line-improvements-bill-law", "President Obama Signs Youngs Veterans Crisis Line Improvements Bill into Law", "2016-11-28", "2016", "2016-11", "Republican", "House", "IA", "David Young", "Y000066", "davidyoung.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "President Obama Signs Young\u2019s Veterans Crisis Line Improvements Bill\u00a0into Law\nWASHINGTON, D.C. - The president signed into law today the No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act (H.R. 5392), legislation introduced by Iowa Congressman David Young to provide necessary responsiveness and performance improvements to the Veterans Crisis Line, which is the hotline for veterans seeking suicide prevention and crisis resources help from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) responders.\n\u201cIn a victory for our veterans,\u00a0service members, and their families in Iowa and across the country, the No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act has been signed into law,\u201d Congressman Young said. \u201cI appreciate my colleagues in the House and Senate and the president for working with me to get this widely supported,\u00a0critical mental health legislation for our veterans and service members across the finish line. Those who have sacrificed in defense of our freedoms\u00a0deserve the best quality mental health care possible, and I remain committed to ensuring we uphold the promises made them.\"\nYoung's Legislation Directs the VA Secretary to:\n Create a quality assurance process outlining performance indicators and objectives to address responsiveness and performance of the Veterans Crisis Line and backup call centers, and a timeline noting when objectives will be reached.\n\tDevelop a plan to ensure any communication to the Veterans Crisis Line or backup call center is answered in a timely manner by a person in accordance with the guidance established by the American Association of Suicidology.\n\tSubmit the plan to the Committees on Veterans\u2019 Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate within 180 days of the legislation\u2019s enactment.\n More about the No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act:\n November 17, 2016 - Speaker Paul Ryan signed the No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act and highlighted the importance of the legislation during his weekly briefing.\n\tNovember 16, 2016 - Congressman Young\u2019s No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act was approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate.\n\tSeptember 26, 2016\u00a0- Congressman Young\u2019s No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act was approved by the full U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 357-0.\n\tSeptember 21, 2016\u00a0- Congressman Young\u2019s No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act was approved in a markup by the full U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee.\n\tSeptember 14, 2016\u00a0- Congressman Young urges his colleagues to support the No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\tSeptember 8, 2016\u00a0- South Dakota Senator John Thune introduces companion legislation to Congressman Young\u2019s No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act.\n\tSeptember 1, 2016\u00a0- Congressman Young sends a letter to VA Secretary McDonald highlighting continued problems with the Veterans Crisis Line.\n\tJune 28, 2016\u00a0- Congressman Young reacts to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finding approximately 30 percent of text messages sent as tests to the Veterans Crisis Line went unanswered.\n\tJune 23, 2016\u00a0- Congressman Young testifies before the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee on the importance of the legislation.\n\tJune 7, 2016\u00a0- Congressman Young introduces the No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act in response to concerns voiced by Iowa veterans about unanswered calls, emails or other communications, and failed attempts to receive help from the Veterans Crisis Line.\n # # #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://davidyoung.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/president-obama-signs-young-s-veterans-crisis-line-improvements-bill-law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.54653487354517, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}