HR 6108 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Never Again Act

Introduced Sep 21, 2016 Originated House Sponsor David Loebsack D-IA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 6, 2016 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. IntroducedSep 21, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Never Again Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon the request of a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system and entitled to in-patient psychiatric care, to furnish such veteran with in-patient psychiatric care at: (1) the VA facility that is closest to where the veteran resides and that has the capacity and capability to provide such care, or (2) at a non-VA facility if the VA facility lacks such capacity or capability.

Cosponsors 75

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2016 to Nov 29, 2016, with 21 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLCarlos CurbeloOriginalSep 21, 2016
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalSep 21, 2016
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalSep 21, 2016
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalSep 21, 2016
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalSep 21, 2016
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 21, 2016
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalSep 21, 2016
R-CAJeff DenhamOriginalSep 21, 2016
D-TNJim CooperOriginalSep 21, 2016
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalSep 21, 2016
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalSep 21, 2016
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalSep 21, 2016
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalSep 21, 2016
R-IARod BlumOriginalSep 21, 2016
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalSep 21, 2016
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 6, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Sep 21, 2016Introduced in House
  3. Sep 21, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Subjects

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

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  1. Sep 21, 2016Introduced in House

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