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HR 8197 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Alternative treatments Drug therapy Drug trafficking and controlled substances Health personnel State and local government operations Veterans' medical care

Veterans Equal Access Act

Introduced: June 23, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 23, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 23, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E664)
Jun 23, 2022
Introduced in House
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Veterans Equal Access Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize VA health care providers to (1) provide veterans with recommendations and opinions regarding participation in their state's marijuana programs, and (2) complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions.

What's happening now June 23, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 12 Republican 3
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 23, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 23, 2022
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jun 23, 2022
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jun 23, 2022
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 23, 2022
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 23, 2022
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Jun 23, 2022
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Jun 23, 2022
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jun 23, 2022
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 23, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 23, 2022
Meijer, Peter
· Jun 23, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Jun 23, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 23, 2022
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jun 23, 2022
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jun 23, 2022
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 23, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Jun 23, 2022
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 23, 2022
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Jun 23, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 23, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8197: Veterans Equal Access Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8197/
MLA
"H.R. 8197: Veterans Equal Access Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8197/.
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H.R. 8197, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8197/.
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[H.R. 8197: Veterans Equal Access Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8197/)
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