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HR 1544 111th Congress House

Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war.

Introduced: May 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and warsHealth care coverage and accessMental healthVeterans' medical care
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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.
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 Latest action March 20, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Nye, Glenn
· Jun 8, 2009
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 6, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1544: Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1544/
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"H.R. 1544: Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1544/.
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H.R. 1544, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1544/.
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