Enhancing Veterans' Access to Treatment Act of 2015
Latest action · May 26, 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.
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Enhancing Veterans' Access to Treatment Act of 2015
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish to a veteran enrolled in the VA's patient enrollment system a drug or medicine that a duly licensed physician has determined such veteran is taking or has taken during the preceding 90 days and that has been effective in treating a mental health disorder with which the veteran has been diagnosed, if the prescription is ordered by a duly licensed physician, regardless of whether such drug or medicine is available under the formulary in use by the VA.
Directs the VA to revise its prescription medication formulary to ensure that all medications within the classes of antipsychotics and antidepressants that are prescribed by DOD physicians, including such medications prescribed for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder, are available at all VA pharmacies.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2015 to May 10, 2016; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Apr 30, 2015 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | May 21, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | May 21, 2015 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | May 21, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | May 21, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | May 21, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | May 21, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | May 21, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 8, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 15, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jul 22, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 24, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Oct 9, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Dec 15, 2015 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Jan 6, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | May 10, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 30, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2670)
- Apr 30, 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2670Lists H2770–H2772H.R. 2123–2194 | Tim Murphy R-PA | Apr 30, 2015 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 64, April 30, 2015, page H2770.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Enhancing Veterans' Access to Treatment Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in House
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