US HB5314 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-1)
Status: Introduced on March 15 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 15 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act This bill makes veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any mental illness through the Department of Veterans Affairs, notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the mental illness is attributable to such service.
Title
Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] |
| Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] | Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA] |
| Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] | Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI] |
| Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL] |
| Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX] | Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA] | Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM] |
| Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2018-03-15 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2018-03-15 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5314/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5314/BILLS-115hr5314ih.pdf |
