Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
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
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is titled the "New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act." It directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to change the boundaries of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks. Specifically, the Secretary must include Otero County and Eddy County, New Mexico, in Veterans Integrated Service Network 17. This action must be completed within 180 days of the Act's enactment.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +5
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill directly benefits veterans by enhancing their healthcare network accessibility.
- Scored +5
Does this help veterans get medical care?
The bill improves access to veteran healthcare by integrating specific New Mexico counties into a defined service network.
- Scored +5
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill enhances veteran benefits by reorganizing service networks for better coverage in New Mexico.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Redrawing Service Boundaries: The bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include Otero County and Eddy County in Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 (Section 2). This change aims to include these two New Mexico counties in a specific network.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill directly benefits veterans by enhancing their healthcare network accessibility. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill specifically targets and benefits residents of rural counties in New Mexico through improved service access.
- Healthcare
- Does this help veterans get medical care? — The bill improves access to veteran healthcare by integrating specific New Mexico counties into a defined service network. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — It aims to streamline healthcare access for residents of Otero and Eddy counties through specific VA network restructuring.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill enhances veteran benefits by reorganizing service networks for better coverage in New Mexico.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — The bill supports rural development by addressing healthcare access issues in rural New Mexico counties.
- 4/1/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 3/10/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Gregory MurphyRepublican · North Carolina