Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act
Latest action · Sep 29, 2022 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 26, 2022
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act or the REMOVE Copays Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from imposing or collecting any co-payment for a veteran's first three mental health outpatient care visits in a calendar year. However, such prohibition must not apply with respect to the imposition or collection of copayments for medications.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 6, 2022 to Sep 26, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | May 6, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | May 6, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Sep 26, 2022 |
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 26, 2022Markup Sep 21, 2022 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 10, 2022Hearings Jun 22, 2022Discharged Sep 20, 2022 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 29, 2022 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 28, 2022Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 28, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8185-8186)
- Sep 28, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7589.
- Sep 28, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8185)
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 H8185, H8186Text printed H8185 | Mark Takano D-CA, Mike Bost R-IL | Sep 28, 2022 |
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. 168, no. 68, April 26, 2022, page H4511.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4951 | REMOVE Copays Act | Related bill | Sep 27, 2022 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the imposition or collection of copayments for certain mental health outpatient care visits of veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- REMOVE Copays Act
- Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2022Referred in Senate
- Sep 28, 2022Engrossed in House
- Apr 26, 2022Introduced in House
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