# 114-hr-4684: Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act

114-hr-4684, Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO); status Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4684
- Congress: 114
- Title: Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2016-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a program to provide former members of the Armed Forces with: (1) an initial mental health assessment; and (2) health care services required to treat the former member's urgent mental health care needs, including risk of suicide or harming others. A former member of the Armed Forces is an individual who meets either of the following criteria: the individual is a former member of the Armed Forces, including the reserve components, who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and was discharged or released under a condition less than honorable (except a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge by reason of a general court martial), has applied for a character of service determination that has not yet been made, and is not otherwise eligible to enroll in the VA health care system by reason of such discharge or release; or the individual is a veteran not otherwise eligible for VA health care. The VA may provide such mental health care services pursuant to a contract with a qualified mental health professional if: (1) the receipt of mental health care services by an individual in VA facilities would be clinically inadvisable, or (2) VA facilities are not capable of furnishing such mental health care services to that individual economically because of geographical inaccessibility. The VA shall seek to enter into a contract with an independent nongovernmental entity to study the effect combat service has had on suicide rates and serious mental health issues among veterans.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] (D-NE), 2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] (R-CA), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3423: Agent Orange Extension Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-4684 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4684)

## Related
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-3423: Agent Orange Extension Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3423)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4684 (as of 2025-11-18).