HR 241 · in committee · significant
Sergeant Ted Grubbs Mental Healthcare for Disabled Veterans Act
- veterans
What this bill does
- The VA must provide mental health care to disabled veterans within five days of their request.
- Veterans with service-connected mental disorders rated 50% or higher are affected.
- The VA modifies its access standards under the Veterans Community Care Program with no new funding mechanism specified.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would the VA's five-day mental health care deadline affect wait times for other veteran services given no new funding is specified?
- 02
What evidence suggests that veterans rated 50% or higher for service-connected mental disorders would benefit most from this five-day requirement?
- 03
How might the Veterans Community Care Program's modified access standards shift costs between VA facilities and community providers?
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Sponsor · R-IN-2
Rudy Yakym III
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Introduced 2025-02-11
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-11 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2025-01-09 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-01-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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