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HR 5029 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Mental health Military personnel and dependents Veterans' medical care

Expanding the Families of Veterans Access to Mental Health Services Act

Introduced: November 29, 2022 Introduced by: Rouzer, David Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 4, 2021
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Nov 4, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 4, 2021
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Oct 14, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 13, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 13, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding the Families of Veterans Access to Mental Health Services Act

The bill expands eligibility for readjustment counseling and related mental health services, including through a Vet Center, to family members of a veteran or member of the Armed Forces who died by suicide.

What's happening now November 4, 2021

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2817 Related bill Expanding the Families of Veterans Access to Mental Health Services Act
  • HR 6411 Related bill STRONG Veterans Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Dec 8, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· Nov 29, 2022
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Nov 16, 2022
 D
Ryan, Patrick
New York · Oct 14, 2022
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Jun 15, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 15, 2022
Delgado, Antonio
· Dec 2, 2021
Trone, David
· Nov 3, 2021
 R
Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Oct 22, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5029: Expanding the Families of Veterans Access to Mental Health Services Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5029/
MLA
"H.R. 5029: Expanding the Families of Veterans Access to Mental Health Services Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5029/.
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H.R. 5029, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5029/.
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[H.R. 5029: Expanding the Families of Veterans Access to Mental Health Services Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5029/)
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