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HRES 542 · in committee · symbolic

Expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2025 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2025, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".

What this bill does

  • Designates June 2025 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and June 27 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day.
  • Affects military members, veterans, their families, and the general public.
  • Encourages the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense to promote education and cultural change around PTSD treatment.

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    How might designating a national PTSD awareness month influence treatment-seeking behavior among military veterans and active-duty personnel?

  2. 02

    What specific educational initiatives or cultural changes would the VA and DoD need to implement to make this designation meaningful beyond symbolic recognition?

  3. 03

    How does this awareness month compare to existing federal efforts to address PTSD, and what gaps might it help fill?

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Sponsor · D-CA-50

Scott H. Peters

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Introduced 2025-06-24

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-06-24 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  2. 2025-06-24 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. 2025-06-24 · IntroReferral

    Submitted in House

  4. 2025-06-24 · IntroReferral

    Submitted in House

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