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S 841 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care coverage and access Health personnel Mental health Veterans' medical care

Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2015

Introduced: March 23, 2015 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1716-1717)
Mar 23, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2015

This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make a veteran seeking mental health care in a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entity eligible for such care if the veteran provides a written statement (which may be sent electronically or made in person or by fax) that the veteran seeks mental health care from the VA and has not received timely and adequate mental health care through a VA facility or health care provider.

The VA shall give health professional hiring priority to those health professionals for which there is the greatest need, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health care providers.

What's happening now March 23, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1716-1717)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 7, 2015
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 7, 2015
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · May 7, 2015
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 20, 2015
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Mar 23, 2015
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 23, 2015
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 23, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 841: Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-841/
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