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H.R. 8144 116th Congress House

VA Mental Health Staffing Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan to address staffing of mental health providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 1, 2020 Introduced by: Jahana Hayes Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementMental healthVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
Sep 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 1, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 10, 2020

Committee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Mental Health Staffing Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit a plan to address the staffing of mental health providers at its facilities. Among other elements, the plan must address the filling of any open positions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 785 Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 14 Republican 1
Finkenauer, Abby
· Oct 16, 2020
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 9, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Sep 29, 2020
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Sep 29, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Sep 22, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Sep 21, 2020
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Sep 11, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Sep 11, 2020
Trone, David
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 4, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 4, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Sep 4, 2020
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Sep 4, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Sep 4, 2020
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 4, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 1, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Sep 1, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 1, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Sep 1, 2020
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 1, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Sep 1, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Sep 1, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Sep 1, 2020
Rouda, Harley
· Sep 1, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Sep 1, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Sep 1, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 1, 2020
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Sep 1, 2020
Wild, Susan
· Sep 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8144: VA Mental Health Staffing Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8144/
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"H.R. 8144: VA Mental Health Staffing Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8144/.
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