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HR 5027 116th 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: November 8, 2019 Introduced by: Suozzi, Thomas R. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Dec 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Nov 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish free comprehensive mental health care to any former member of the Armed Forces, including reservists. Additionally, the bill makes any former member of the Armed Forces, including reservists, eligible for readjustment counseling and related mental health services.

What's happening now December 2, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5027: 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5027/
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"H.R. 5027: 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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5027/.
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H.R. 5027, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5027/.
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[H.R. 5027: 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/116-HR-5027/)
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