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H.R. 4080 (114th)

Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act

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Introduced

19 November 2015

Last action

3 December 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

12 August 2025

Defence

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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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Timeline

  1. 19 November 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 November 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 November 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 December 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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