HR 5543
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Census and government statistics
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Home and outpatient care
Mental health
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021
Introduced: October 8, 2021
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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.
Oct 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 8, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Veterans Census-Enabled National Treatment Equitable Resource Supplement for Mental Health Act of 2021 or the Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure the number of Vet Centers in certain states is increased by at least one additional center if the VA determines the state meets specified requirements. The VA must also establish a community-based outpatient clinic in each state that does not share a land border with another state, is located at least 2,000 miles from the contiguous United States, and contains no such clinic.
What's happening now
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committees of jurisdiction
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