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HR 5396 109th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Department of Veterans Affairs Education Employee selection Families Family services Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Graduate education Health Higher education Law Licenses Marriage counseling Mental health services Psychiatric personnel Psychotherapy Veterans' medical care

Veterans Mental Health Care Access Improvement Act of 2006

Introduced: May 16, 2006 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 16, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 16, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Mental Health Care Access Improvement Act of 2006 - Modifies requirements for appointment to positions in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by establishing eligibility requirements for licensed mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists.

What's happening now May 22, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 1
BROWN, HENRY
· Sep 12, 2006
Rodgers, Cathy
· Jul 28, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 20, 2006
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Jul 20, 2006
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 11, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 11, 2006
SOUDER, MARK
· Jun 15, 2006
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 6, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5396: Veterans Mental Health Care Access Improvement Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5396/
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"H.R. 5396: Veterans Mental Health Care Access Improvement Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5396/.
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H.R. 5396, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5396/.
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