S 4951
117th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Health care costs and insurance
Mental health
Prescription drugs
Veterans' medical care
REMOVE Copays Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 27, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act or the REMOVE Copays Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from imposing or collecting any co-payment for a veteran's first three mental health outpatient care visits in a calendar year. However, such prohibition must not apply with respect to the imposition or collection of copayments for medications.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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