# 117-hr-7589: Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act

117-hr-7589, Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7589
- Congress: 117
- Title: Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2022-04-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act or the REMOVE Copays Act This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from imposing or collecting any co-payment for the first three mental health outpatient care visits in a calendar year for a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2022-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022
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## Sources
- [117-hr-7589 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7589)

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- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hres-891: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-891)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7589 (as of 2025-11-18).