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HR 1725 113th 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: April 25, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now May 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4574 Related bill Strengthening Mental Health in Our Communities Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 48
All 48 Democratic 34
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Nov 12, 2014
Tsongas, Niki
· Jul 29, 2014
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Jul 11, 2014
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 3, 2014
Loebsack, David
· Mar 24, 2014
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 18, 2013
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 18, 2013
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Nov 18, 2013
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 30, 2013
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Oct 4, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Oct 4, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 4, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Oct 4, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 1, 2013
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Aug 1, 2013
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Aug 1, 2013
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 20, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 20, 2013
Delaney, John
· May 23, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· May 23, 2013
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 21, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 21, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 21, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· May 21, 2013
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 21, 2013
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 21, 2013
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 21, 2013
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 25, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Apr 25, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 25, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 25, 2013
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 25, 2013
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 25, 2013
Esty, Elizabeth
· Apr 25, 2013
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 25, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Apr 25, 2013
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Apr 25, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Apr 25, 2013
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 25, 2013
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 25, 2013
LOWEY, NITA
· Apr 25, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2013
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 25, 2013
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Apr 25, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Apr 25, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 25, 2013
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 25, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1725: Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1725/
MLA
"H.R. 1725: Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1725/.
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H.R. 1725, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1725/.
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