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H.R. 1725 (113th)

Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act

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Introduced

25 April 2013

Last action

8 May 2013 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12], Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

12 August 2025

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 25 April 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 April 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 April 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 8 May 2013

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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