CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Lauren Boebert (R-CO)

Veterans’ Mental Health Access Act

H.R. 10648 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Republican bill with no cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is called the Veterans' Mental Health Access Act. It requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide inpatient treatment for a mental health condition to certain veterans. This treatment must be furnished not later than 24 hours after a veteran requests it or a health care provider prescribes it. The bill also requires the Secretary to publish a report every six months on a Department of Veterans Affairs website regarding wait times for this care. Covered care includes inpatient treatment for mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or substance abuse.

Yes· 3 of 6

  • Scored +9

    Does this make mental health care easier to get?

    The bill requires the VA to furnish inpatient mental health treatment within 24 hours of request or prescription, greatly improving access.

  • Scored +9

    Does this help veterans get medical care?

    The bill mandates rapid 24-hour access to inpatient mental health care and public wait-time reporting specifically for veterans.

  • Scored +9

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    Veterans benefit directly from mandated 24-hour access to inpatient mental health treatment and increased transparency regarding wait times.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.