Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 30, 2021 Became Public Law No: 117-21.
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 12, 2021
- Passed HouseMay 18, 2021
- Passed SenateJun 24, 2021
- To the PresidentJun 30, 2021
- Became lawJun 30, 2021Public Law 117-21
Summary
Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), during FY2022, to establish and maintain three new centers of the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement (RANGE) Program in areas with interest from personnel and a need for additional mental health care for rural veterans. The RANGE Program serves veterans in rural areas who are experiencing mental illness.
The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study and report on whether the VA has sufficient resources to serve rural veterans who need mental health care that is more intensive than traditional outpatient therapy.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2021 to May 18, 2021; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Apr 12, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Apr 13, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Apr 13, 2021 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Apr 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Apr 16, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Apr 16, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Apr 22, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Apr 22, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | May 7, 2021 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | May 7, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | May 7, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | May 12, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 12, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | May 13, 2021 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | May 17, 2021 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 17, 2021 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | May 17, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 17, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | May 17, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | May 17, 2021 | |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | May 18, 2021 |
Committees 2
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 12, 2021Markup May 5, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 14, 2021Hearings Apr 15, 2021Discharged May 4, 2021 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 19, 2021Discharged Jun 24, 2021 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2021Presented to President.
- Jun 30, 2021Signed by President.
- Jun 30, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-21.
- Jun 28, 2021Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 24, 2021Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4796)
In the Congressional Record 5
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 H3139 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4796 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Jun 24, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2482Text printed H2513 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | May 18, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2375–H2378Text printed H2375 | Ashley Hinson R-IA, Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA, Mark Takano D-CA, Mike Bost R-IL, Randy Feenstra R-IA | May 17, 2021 |
| House | Lists H1727H.R. 2441–2456 | — | Apr 12, 2021 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 11, 2021H.R. 2441, Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 4, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 62, April 12, 2021, page H1727.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45394 | Presidential Disability Under the Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Constitutional Provisions and Perspectives for Congress | Report | Jul 17, 2024 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to assess certain mental health care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs available to veterans who live in rural areas.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 19, 2021Referred in Senate
- May 18, 2021Engrossed in House
- Apr 12, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
