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H.R.5314 - Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] (Introduced 03/15/2018)
Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs
Latest Action: House - 03/15/2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)

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Introduced in House (03/15/2018)

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.