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HR 2736 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Mental health Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish free and comprehensive mental health care to former members of the Armed Services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 25, 2017 Introduced by: Suozzi, Thomas R. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 25, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4594)
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill: (1) directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish comprehensive mental health care at no cost to any former member of the Armed Forces, and (2) makes former members eligible for readjustment counseling and related mental health services.

What's happening now May 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2736: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish free and comprehensive mental health care to former members of the Armed Services, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2736/
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"H.R. 2736: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish free and comprehensive mental health care to former members of the Armed Services, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2736/.
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H.R. 2736, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2736/.
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[H.R. 2736: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish free and comprehensive mental health care to former members of the Armed Services, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2736/)
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