HR 4575
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Mental health
Veterans' medical care
Veteran Peer Specialist Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Veteran Peer Specialist Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make permanent and expand the program that establishes at least two peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at VA medical centers to promote the use and integration of services for mental health, substance use disorder, and behavioral health in a primary care setting.
What's happening now
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4575: Veteran Peer Specialist Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4575/
"H.R. 4575: Veteran Peer Specialist Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4575/.
H.R. 4575, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4575/.
[H.R. 4575: Veteran Peer Specialist Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4575/)