HR 1544
111th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Conflicts and wars
Health care coverage and access
Mental health
Veterans' medical care
Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act
Introduced: March 17, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2009
Introduced in House
Mar 17, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Plain-English summary
Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act - Makes any veteran who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations during World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, the Persian Gulf War, Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, or any other period of war after the Persian Gulf War, or in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities, eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any mental illness through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the mental illness is attributable to such service.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1