S.Res. 203: A resolution designating the month of June 2017, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2017, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".

115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-26 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4695)

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A resolution designating the month of June 2017, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2017, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates June 2017 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and June 27, 2017, as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day. Supports efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense, as well as the medical community, to educate members of the Armed Forces, veterans, their families, and the public about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of post-traumatic stress. Welcomes the efforts of the VA's National Center for PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and local Vet Centers to assist veterans suffering from the effects of post-traumatic stress. Encourages Armed Forces commanders to support appropriate treatment of Armed Forces personnel who suffer from post-traumatic stress.

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Official text

A resolution designating the month of June 2017, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2017, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] · 33 cosponsors

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Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), John Kennedy (R-LA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), John Hoeven (R-ND), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Steve Daines (R-MT), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115sres203.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/sres>

Record fed-us-cong115-sres203 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115