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114-hr-4080114th Congress

Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act

Sponsored By: Representative Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

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Summary

Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act This bill makes any veteran who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations during specified conflicts 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. The conflicts specified include World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, the Persian Gulf War, Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, or any other period of war after the Persian Gulf War, or in combat against a hostile force during any period of hostilities.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

PA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • WALTER JONES

    NC • R

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 12/10/2015

  • ROBERT BRADY

    PA • D

    Sponsored 2/1/2016

  • Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 2/1/2016

  • Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 2/1/2016

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 2/1/2016

  • Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]

    IA • D

    Sponsored 2/1/2016

  • JIM MCDERMOTT

    WA • D

    Sponsored 2/1/2016

  • Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • LOIS CAPPS

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 11/19/2015

  • Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 12/15/2015

  • Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 2/1/2016

  • Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 2/1/2016

  • NITA LOWEY

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/1/2016

  • Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 2/1/2016

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 9/8/2016

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