3.0.0 421 2023-01-11T13:29:05Z 2023-01-11T13:29:05Z House HR 2015-01-20 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SINEMA:H.R. 421.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H431]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Reported by 2015-07-22T21:39:54Z Markup by 2015-07-22T21:39:38Z Hearings by 2015-07-14T20:31:09Z Referred to 2015-02-06T22:25:08Z Referred to 2015-01-20T17:02:35Z Veterans First Act 114 2921 S 2016-05-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467. Related bill CRS Sergeant Daniel Somers Classified Veterans Access to Care Act 114 2527 S 2016-02-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2015-07-22 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2015-07-22 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-07-14 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2015-02-06 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-01-20 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-01-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 N M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2015-01-20 True P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2015-01-20 True Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2015-01-20 True K000368 Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] Ann Kirkpatrick D AZ 1 2015-01-20 True H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 2015-01-20 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2015-01-20 True B001271 Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] Dan Benishek R MI 1 2015-01-20 True G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2015-01-20 True Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Veterans Affairs Health information and medical records Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Mental health Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-01-20 Introduced in House 2015-02-09T15:22:10Z Classified Veterans Access to Care Act

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to:

  • establish standards and procedures to ensure that a veteran who participated in a classified mission or served in a sensitive unit while in the Armed Forces may access VA mental health care in a manner that fully accommodates the veteran's obligation to not improperly disclose classified information;
  • disseminate guidance to employees of the Veterans Health Administration, including mental health professionals, on such standards and procedures and on how to best engage such veterans during the course of mental health treatment with respect to classified information; and
  • ensure that an individual may elect to identify as such a veteran on an appropriate form.
]]> Classified Veterans Access to Care Act Display Title Classified Veterans Access to Care Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the mental health treatment provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans who served in classified missions. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Classified Veterans Access to Care Act Introduced in House 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr421ih/xml/BILLS-114hr421ih.xml 2015-07-22 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . 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.