To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war.
USA115th CongressHR-5314| House
| Updated: 3/15/2018
Matt Cartwright
Democratic Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (23)
David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act This bill makes veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any mental illness through the Department of Veterans Affairs, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the mental illness is attributable to such service.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Armed Forces and National Security
Conflicts and warsHealth care coverage and accessMental healthVeterans' medical care
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war.
USA115th CongressHR-5314| House
| Updated: 3/15/2018
Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act This bill makes veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any mental illness through the Department of Veterans Affairs, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the mental illness is attributable to such service.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Matt Cartwright
Democratic Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (23)
David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Richard E. Neal (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Health Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Conflicts and warsHealth care coverage and accessMental healthVeterans' medical care