HR 5543 United States House · 117th Congress

Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021

Summary

Veterans Census-Enabled National Treatment Equitable Resource Supplement for Mental Health Act of 2021 or the Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure the number of Vet Centers in certain states is increased by at least one additional center if the VA determines the state meets specified requirements. The VA must also establish a community-based outpatient clinic in each state that does not share a land border with another state, is located at least 2,000 miles from the contiguous United States, and contains no such clinic.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Veterans

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Oct 8, 2021 Last action Oct 14, 2021

Floor votes

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

4

Key actions

1

Committee

3

Oct 14, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

lower

Oct 13, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Oct 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

lower

Oct 8, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 69 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Abigail Davis Spanberger

Alan S. Lowenthal

Anthony G. Brown

Anthony Gonzalez

Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen

Bill Pascrell, Jr.

Bonnie Watson Coleman