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Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021

Introduced: April 29, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Apr 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), during FY2022, to establish and maintain three new centers of the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement (RANGE) Program in areas with interest from personnel and a need for additional mental health care for rural veterans. The RANGE Program serves veterans in rural areas who are experiencing mental illness.

The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study and report on whether the VA has sufficient resources to serve rural veterans who need mental health care that is more intensive than traditional outpatient therapy.

What's happening now April 29, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2441 Related bill Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 16, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 25, 2021
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 29, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1468: Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1468/
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"S. 1468: Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1468/.
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S. 1468, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1468/.
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