H.R. 271: COVER Act
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H.R. 271: COVER Act
114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-12 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
COVER Act
Plain summary
Creating Options for Veterans Expedited Recovery Act or the COVER Act Establishes the Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission to examine the evidence-based therapy treatment model used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for treating mental health conditions of veterans and the potential benefits of incorporating complementary alternative treatments available in non-VA facilities and study the potential increase in claims relating to mental health issues submitted by veterans who served in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn. Directs the VA, upon a report by the Commission, to submit: (1) an action plan for implementing recommendations and a time frame for implementing complementary alternative treatments, or (2) a justification for any determination that a recommendation is not appropriate and an alternative solution to improve the efficacy of the therapy model.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · 31 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Lois Frankel (D-FL), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Mark Takano (D-CA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] reported raising $2.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr271.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr271 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114