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S 2786 117th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security

Unlawful Turn-Aways Act of 2021

Introduced: September 21, 2021 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 21, 2021
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Unlawful Turn-Aways Act of 2021

This bill addresses training for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees regarding discharge eligibility standards for VA benefits and services, requires notification of eligibility for VA benefits and services for individuals who were discharged or released from active service under conditions characterized as neither honorable nor dishonorable, and modifies the requirements of eligibility for certain mental and behavioral health care related to military sexual trauma, readjustment counseling, and related mental health services.

What's happening now September 21, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5321 Identical bill Unlawful Turn-Aways Act of 2021
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Feb 8, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2786: Unlawful Turn-Aways Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2786/
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"S. 2786: Unlawful Turn-Aways Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2786/.
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S. 2786, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2786/.
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