US Congress House Bill 1544 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act - Makes any veteran who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations during 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 a period of hostilities, eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any mental illness through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), notwithstanding insufficient medical evidence to conclude that the mental illness is attributable to such service.

Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act

Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Steve Driehaus [D-OH]	Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]
Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]	Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-20		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-03-17		Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1544/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1544/BILLS-111hr1544ih.pdf