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HR 1604 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health facilities and institutions Mental health Veterans' medical care

Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act

Introduced: March 25, 2015 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
Apr 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act

This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make a veteran eligible for mental health care at a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility regardless of:

  • the date on which the veteran enrolled in the VA health care system,
  • whether the veteran has attempted to schedule an appointment for such care at a VA facility, or
  • the location of the veteran's residence.
What's happening now April 7, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 2 Republican 5
R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Mar 22, 2016
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Nov 17, 2015
Young, David
· Oct 22, 2015
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Sep 18, 2015
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 17, 2015
Abraham, Ralph
· Jul 27, 2015
Murphy, Tim
· Jul 8, 2015
Poliquin, Bruce
· Jun 24, 2015
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jun 1, 2015
Curbelo, Carlos
· May 21, 2015
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · May 14, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· May 12, 2015
Knight, Stephen
· Apr 23, 2015
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Apr 23, 2015
Comstock, Barbara
· Apr 13, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1604: Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1604/
MLA
"H.R. 1604: Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1604/.
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H.R. 1604, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1604/.
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[H.R. 1604: Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1604/)
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