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H.R. 5029 117th Congress House

Expanding the Families of Veterans Access to Mental Health Services Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to members of the families of members o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to members of the families of members or veterans of the Armed Forces who died by suicide, and other purposes.

Introduced: June 15, 2022 Introduced by: David Rouzer Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and accessMental healthMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' medical care
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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
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 4, 2021
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Nov 4, 2021
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oct 14, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 13, 2021
Introduced in House
Aug 13, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action November 4, 2021

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2817 Expanding the Families of Veterans Access to Mental Health Services Act
  • HR 6411 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/
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"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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