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    This page contains bills sponsored by incumbent Senators who are running for re-election in 2008, plus House incumbents running for Senate in 2008. Bill sponsorships indicate the topics that legislators are most interested in, and spend the most time on. These bills are selected as the "signature issue" that each legislator focused on.

08-S2899 on Apr 22, 2008

Veterans Suicide Study Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs conduct a study to determine the number of veterans who have committed suicide between January 1, 1997, and the date of the enactment of this Act. Congress makes the following findings:
  • Suicide among the veteran population is a serious problem.
  • There is lack of information on the number of veterans who commit suicide each year.
  • Study Required- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study to determine the number of veterans who have committed suicide between January 1, 1997 and the date of the enactment of this Act.
  • Coordination- In carrying out the study, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense; Veterans Service Organizations; and States' public health offices and veterans agencies.
  • Report to Congress- Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the study and the findings of the Secretary.


  • Topic: Homeland Security
  • Headline: Study & address suicides among veterans
  • Headline 2: Study & address suicides among veterans
  • Key for participation codes:
  • Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
  • Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
  • Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
  • Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred



Democrats participating in 08-S2899

Jason Altmire s2oPennsylvania Democrat
Joe Baca s2oCalifornia Democrat
Tammy Baldwin s2oWisconsin Democrat
John Barrow s2oGeorgia Democrat
Melissa Bean s2oIllinois Democrat
Shelley Berkley s2oNevada Democrat
Earl Blumenauer s2oOregon Democrat
Leonard Boswell s1iIowa Democrat
Allen Boyd s2oFlorida Democrat
Nancy Boyda s2oKansas Democrat
Bruce Braley s2oIowa Democrat
Emmanuel Cleaver s2oMissouri Democrat
Steve Cohen s2oTennessee Democrat
John Conyers s2oMichigan Democrat
Danny Davis s2oIllinois Democrat
Bill Delahunt s2oMassachusetts Democrat
Joe Donnelly s2oIndiana Democrat
Chet Edwards s2oTexas Democrat
Keith Ellison s2oMinnesota Democrat
Brad Ellsworth s2oIndiana Democrat
Bob Etheridge s2oNorth Carolina Democrat
Sam Farr s2oCalifornia Democrat
Russell Feingold s2oPOTUS Democrat
Bob Filner s2oCalifornia Democrat
Barney Frank s2oMassachusetts Democrat
Al Green s2oTexas Democrat
Raul Grijalva s2oArizona Democrat
Phil Hare s2oIllinois Democrat
Tom Harkin s1iIA Democrat Jr Senator
Stephanie Herseth s2oSouth Dakota Democratic Challenger
Baron Hill s2oIndiana Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Tim Holden s2oPennsylvania Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson s2oTexas Democrat
Steve Kagen s2oWisconsin Democrat
Patrick Kennedy s2oRhode Island Democrat
John Kerry s2oMA Democrat Jr Senator
Amy Klobuchar s2oMN DFL challenger, Hennepin County Attorney
David Loebsack s2oIowa Democrat
Zoe Lofgren s2oCalifornia Democrat
Carolyn Maloney s2oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Jim Marshall s2oGeorgia Democrat
Doris Matsui s2oCalifornia Democrat
Betty McCollum s2oMinnesota Democrat
Jim McDermott s2oWashington Democrat
Michael Michaud s2oMaine Democrat
Barbara Mikulski s2oMD Democratic incumbent
Brad Miller s2oNorth Carolina Democrat
Harry Mitchell s2oArizona Democrat
Dennis Moore s2oKansas Democrat
James Moran s2oVirginia Democrat
Patrick Murphy s2oPennsylvania Democrat
Patty Murray s2oWA Democratic incumbent
Grace Napolitano s2oCalifornia Democrat
Barack Obama s2oIL Democratic Jr Senator
Ed Perlmutter s2oColorado Democrat
Collin Peterson s2oMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Silvestre Reyes s2oTexas Democrat
Mike Ross s2oArkansas Democrat
Bobby Rush s2oIllinois Democrat
Jan Schakowsky s2oIllinois Democrat
Adam Schiff s2oCalifornia Democrat
Bobby Scott s2oVirginia Democrat
Jose Serrano s2oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Heath Shuler s2oNorth Carolina Democrat
Debbie Stabenow s2oMI Democrat Jr Senator
Pete Stark s2oCalifornia Democrat
Betty Sutton s2oOhio Democrat
Jon Tester s2oMT Democratic Jr Senator
Mike Thompson s2oCalifornia Democrat
Ed Towns s2oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Mark Udall s2oCO Democratic Senate Challenger; US Rep.
Chris Van Hollen s2oMaryland Democrat
Tim Walz s2oMinnesota Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz s2oFlorida Democrat
Diane Watson s2oCalifornia Democrat
Peter Welch s2oVermont Democrat



Republicans participating in 08-S2899

Chuck Grassley s2oIA Republican incumbent
Michael McCaul s2oTexas Republican



Independents participating in 08-S2899



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 76
Republicans: 2
Independents: 0

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