3.0.0 1604 2023-01-11T13:28:02Z 2023-01-11T13:28:02Z House HR 2015-03-25 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MacARTHUR:H.R. 1604.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H2034]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-07T18:05:51Z Referred to 2015-03-25T14:05:50Z 2015-04-07 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-03-25 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001193 Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] Thomas MacArthur R NJ 3 N O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2015-03-25 True C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 2015-04-13 False L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2015-04-13 False R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 2015-04-23 False K000387 Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] Stephen Knight R CA 25 2015-04-23 False C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2015-05-12 False Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2015-05-12 False B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 2015-05-14 False D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2015-05-19 False C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2015-05-21 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2015-06-01 False B001297 Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] Ken Buck R CO 4 2015-06-01 False Y000063 Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] Kevin Yoder R KS 3 2015-06-01 False C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2015-06-01 False P000611 Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] Bruce Poliquin R ME 2 2015-06-24 False M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2015-07-08 False R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 2015-07-27 False A000374 Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] Ralph Abraham R LA Lee 5 2015-07-27 False A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2015-09-17 False N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2015-09-18 False Y000066 Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] David Young R IA 3 2015-10-22 False H001057 Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] Tim Huelskamp R KS 1 2015-10-27 False C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2015-11-17 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2015-11-19 False A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2016-03-22 False Armed Forces and National Security Health facilities and institutions Mental health Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-03-25 Introduced in House 2015-04-13T16:19:57Z Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act

This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make a veteran eligible for mental health care at a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility regardless of:

  • the date on which the veteran enrolled in the VA health care system,
  • whether the veteran has attempted to schedule an appointment for such care at a VA facility, or
  • the location of the veteran's residence.
]]> Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act Display Title Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to expand the eligibility of veterans to receive mental health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act Introduced in House 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1604ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1604ih.xml 2015-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.