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H.R. 421 · 114th Congress

Classified Veterans Access to Care Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

KSD SinemaSponsor
8 cosponsors · 4 D, 4 R
DBR Benishek TGD Gabbard DHR Hunter AKD Kirkpatrick AKD Kuster TMR Murphy SPD Peters TYR Yoho

8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 20, 2015

Classified Veterans Access to Care Act

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to:

  • establish standards and procedures to ensure that a veteran who participated in a classified mission or served in a sensitive unit while in the Armed Forces may access VA mental health care in a manner that fully accommodates the veteran's obligation to not improperly disclose classified information;
  • disseminate guidance to employees of the Veterans Health Administration, including mental health professionals, on such standards and procedures and on how to best engage such veterans during the course of mental health treatment with respect to classified information; and
  • ensure that an individual may elect to identify as such a veteran on an appropriate form.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Classified Veterans Access to Care Act

Latest action (Jul 22, 2015): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 20, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.