Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021
Latest action · Oct 14, 2021 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedOct 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Census-Enabled National Treatment Equitable Resource Supplement for Mental Health Act of 2021 or the Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure the number of Vet Centers in certain states is increased by at least one additional center if the VA determines the state meets specified requirements. The VA must also establish a community-based outpatient clinic in each state that does not share a land border with another state, is located at least 2,000 miles from the contiguous United States, and contains no such clinic.
Cosponsors 69
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 8, 2021 to Feb 25, 2022; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | Oct 8, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Oct 8, 2021 |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Oct 8, 2021 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Oct 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 23, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Nov 26, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Dec 8, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 13, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Dec 16, 2021 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jan 13, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Feb 25, 2022 |
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 Oct 8, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 13, 2021Hearings Oct 14, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Oct 13, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 8, 2021Referred 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 H3990 | Daniel Webster R-FL, Nikema Williams D-GA, Tom Rice R-SC | Mar 30, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3255 | Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021 | Related bill | Nov 18, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of Vet Centers in certain States based on population metrics, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021
- Veterans Census-Enabled National Treatment Equitable Resource Supplement for Mental Health Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2021Introduced in House
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