3.0.0 1468 2023-01-11T13:49:05Z 2023-01-11T13:49:05Z Senate S 2021-04-29 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-04-29T18:18:35Z Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021 117 2441 HR 2021-06-30 Became Public Law No: 117-21. Related bill CRS 2021-04-29 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2021-04-29 True E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2021-05-25 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2021-12-16 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Mental health Rural conditions and development Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2021-06-28T11:02:11Z Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), during FY2022, to establish and maintain three new centers of the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement (RANGE) Program in areas with interest from personnel and a need for additional mental health care for rural veterans. The RANGE Program serves veterans in rural areas who are experiencing mental illness.

The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study and report on whether the VA has sufficient resources to serve rural veterans who need mental health care that is more intensive than traditional outpatient therapy.

]]> Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021 Display Title Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to assess certain mental health care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs available to veterans who live in rural areas. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1468is/xml/BILLS-117s1468is.xml 2021-04-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.