# 114-hr-5392: No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act

114-hr-5392, No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (R-IA); status Became Public Law No: 114-247. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5392
- Congress: 114
- Title: No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act
- Status: Became Public Law No: 114-247.
- Introduced: 2016-06-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop: a quality assurance document for carrying out the toll-free Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), including at backup call centers; and a plan to ensure that each telephone call, text message, and other communications received by the VCL, including at backup call centers, is answered in a timely manner by a person, consistent with the guidance established by the American Association of Suicidology.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] (R-IL), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] (R-CA), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] (R-ME), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN SHIMKUS (R-IL), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] (R-MI), 2016-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ), 2016-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT GOODLATTE (R-VA), 2016-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2016-07-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2016-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2016-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act
- 114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-5392 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5392)

## Related
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-4352: Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4352)
- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
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