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HR 3499 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health personnel Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Licensing and registrations Medical education Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Veterans' medical care

Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act

Introduced: December 10, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Nov 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act - Amends appropriations authorities for veterans' benefits to provide advanced appropriations for information technology relating to medical services, support, compliance, and facilities of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include, as a component of VHA health-care personnel education and training programs, education and training of marriage and family therapists as well as licensed professional mental health counselors.

Amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to require the Secretary, through VA medical centers, to provide mental health services, including outpatient care, to the immediate families of certain veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding telemedicine services (the use by a health care provider of telecommunications to assist in the diagnosis or treatment of a patient's medical condition) for veterans, including updates on VA teleconsultation and telemedicine initiatives, training, and partnerships with primary care providers.

What's happening now November 25, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1155 Identical bill Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 2
Walz, Timothy
· May 7, 2014
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 13, 2014
Loebsack, David
· Dec 10, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Dec 10, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 14, 2013
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Nov 14, 2013
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Nov 14, 2013
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Nov 14, 2013
Michaud, Michael
· Nov 14, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Nov 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3499: Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3499/
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"H.R. 3499: Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3499/.
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H.R. 3499, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3499/.
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