HR-421 : Still Just a Bill

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.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2015-07-22CommitteeForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .House committee actions
2015-07-22CommitteeSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2015-07-14CommitteeSubcommittee Hearings Held.House committee actions
2015-02-06CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.House committee actions
2015-01-20IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.House floor actions
2015-01-20IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

Kyrsten Sinema [I] (AZ-9)
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Policy Area :

Armed Forces and National Security
Related Subjects
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Health information and medical records
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • Mental health
  • Veterans' medical care
Related Geographic Entities
Related Organizations
  • Department of Veterans Affairs

Related Bills

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