HR 1604 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act

Introduced Mar 25, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Thomas MacArthur R-NJ

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 7, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 25, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2015 to Mar 22, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalMar 25, 2015
R-VABarbara ComstockApr 13, 2015
R-NJLeonard LanceApr 13, 2015
R-ALMike RogersApr 23, 2015
R-CAStephen KnightApr 23, 2015
R-NYLee M. ZeldinMay 12, 2015
R-PARyan A. CostelloMay 12, 2015
R-KYAndy BarrMay 14, 2015
R-ILRodney DavisMay 19, 2015
R-FLCarlos CurbeloMay 21, 2015
R-NYElise M. StefanikJun 1, 2015
R-COKen BuckJun 1, 2015
R-KSKevin YoderJun 1, 2015
R-COMike CoffmanJun 1, 2015
R-MEBruce PoliquinJun 24, 2015
R-PATim MurphyJul 8, 2015
R-FLDennis A. RossJul 27, 2015
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamJul 27, 2015
D-NCAlma S. AdamsSep 17, 2015
D-NJDonald NorcrossSep 18, 2015
R-IADavid YoungOct 22, 2015
R-KSTim HuelskampOct 27, 2015
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterNov 17, 2015
D-NJAlbio SiresNov 19, 2015
R-GARick W. AllenMar 22, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Mar 25, 2015
Health Subcommittee
Referred Apr 7, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 7, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 25, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Mar 25, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E319Ryan A. Costello R-PAMar 16, 2016

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 50, March 25, 2015, page H2034.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

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.
Short Titles as Introduced
Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 25, 2015Introduced in House

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