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HR 2482 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Mental health Military medicine

To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the accessibility of mental health care providers and services for members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2023 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Apr 6, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Defense to study the accessibility of mental health care providers and services for members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.

What's happening now April 6, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • VENABLE LLP
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACISTS · Nebraska · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025
  • VENABLE LLP
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACISTS · Nebraska · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Sep 19, 2024
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jul 11, 2023
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jun 5, 2023
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 5, 2023
 R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
Virginia · Apr 6, 2023
 D
Pettersen, Brittany
Colorado · Apr 6, 2023
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 6, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2482: To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the accessibility of mental health care providers and services for members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2482/
MLA
"H.R. 2482: To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the accessibility of mental health care providers and services for members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2482/.
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H.R. 2482, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2482/.
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[H.R. 2482: To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the accessibility of mental health care providers and services for members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2482/)
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