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HR 5314 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Conflicts and wars Health care coverage and access Mental health Veterans' medical care

Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act

Introduced: March 15, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 15, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 15, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act

This bill makes veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any mental illness through the Department of Veterans Affairs, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the mental illness is attributable to such service.

What's happening now March 15, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 8, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 11, 2018
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Mar 15, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Mar 15, 2018
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2018
O'Rourke, Beto
· Mar 15, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 15, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 15, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5314: Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5314/
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"H.R. 5314: Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5314/.
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H.R. 5314, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5314/.
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