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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to emphasize appointing peer support counselors for women veterans. The VA shall recruit women peer support counselors with expertise in gender-specific issues and services, VA services and benefits, and employment mentoring. The VA shall: emphasize peer support counseling for women veterans who suffered sexual trauma while in the Armed Forces, have post-traumatic stress disorder or another mental health condition, are homeless, or are at risk of suicide; conduct program outreach; coordinate with community, business, educational, and state and local government entities; and provide peer support counselor training.

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Mike Coffman (R)*,  Gus Bilirakis (R),  Mike Bishop (R),  Mike Bost (R),  Julia Brownley (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Tom Cole (R),  Ryan Costello (R),  Joe Courtney (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Elizabeth Esty (D),  Jenniffer González (R),  Jim Himes (D),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ron Kind (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Beto O'Rourke (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Bruce Poliquin (R),  Amata Radewagen (R),  Kathleen Rice (D),  John Rutherford (R),  Carol Shea-Porter (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D), 

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 06/14/2018)

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