H.R. 5543: Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021

Plain summary

Veterans Census-Enabled National Treatment Equitable Resource Supplement for Mental Health Act of 2021 or the Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure the number of Vet Centers in certain states is increased by at least one additional center if the VA determines the state meets specified requirements. The VA must also establish a community-based outpatient clinic in each state that does not share a land border with another state, is located at least 2,000 miles from the contiguous United States, and contains no such clinic.

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Official text

Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] · 69 cosponsors

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Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), David Rouzer (R-NC), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Josh Harder (D-CA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Judy Chu (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Sean Casten (D-IL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC) and 9 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5543.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5543 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117