Bill115th CongressFiled Mar 15, 2018Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 5314
Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 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.
What just happenedMar 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17](D-PA)Sponsor
23 cosponsors22 D1 R
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- Introduced in HouseMar 15, 2018
- Mar 15, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 15, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Mar 15, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 15, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House