United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5314 (115th)
Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act
Introduced
15 March 2018
Last action
15 March 2018 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act This bill makes veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations 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.
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Timeline
15 March 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
15 March 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 March 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsvr00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5314
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5314
- us · 115-hr-5314 · source updated 11 August 2025