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HR 6317 114th Congress House

Veteran Mental Health Care Expansion Act of 2016

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans with service-connected disabilities related to mental health are not barred, because of such dis… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans with service-connected disabilities related to mental health are not barred, because of such disabilities, from readjustment counseling and related mental health services under such title, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 15, 2016 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Nov 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 15, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 15, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 15, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Mental Health Care Expansion Act of 2016

This bill provides that a bar on veterans benefits shall not apply to counseling and related mental health services for an individual if the Department of Veterans Affairs determines that, at the time of the commission of an offense leading to such individual's court-martial, discharge, or resignation, such individual had a service-connected disability related to mental health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Chu, Judy
California · Nov 15, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6317: Veteran Mental Health Care Expansion Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6317/
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"H.R. 6317: Veteran Mental Health Care Expansion Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6317/.
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H.R. 6317, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6317/.
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