CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Ben Luján (D-NM)

New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act

S. 5177 · Senate bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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, known as the "New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act," directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make changes to specific service boundaries. It requires the Secretary to redraw the boundaries of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks. Specifically, the act aims to include Otero County and Eddy County, New Mexico, into Veterans Integrated Service Network 17. This change must be completed within 180 days after the Act is enacted.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +5

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

    The bill specifically improves healthcare network integration for veterans in Otero and Eddy counties.

  • Scored +5

    Does this help veterans get medical care?

    The bill improves healthcare access for veterans in Otero and Eddy counties by incorporating them into a specific service network.

  • Scored +5

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    By redrawing service boundaries, the act enhances the structured delivery of veteran benefits in specific New Mexico counties.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.