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H.R. 733: Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2023

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H.R. 733: Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-02-01 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2023-02-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2023

Plain summary

Veterans Census-Enabled National Treatment Equitable Resource Supplement for Mental Health Act of 2023 or the Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that there is a minimum number of Vet Centers located in each state. Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers that provide social and psychological services to eligible veterans, service members, and their families. The minimum number of Vet Centers required in each state is generally based on the state's geographic size or the number of veterans located in the state. The VA must establish additional Vet Centers as necessary to meet the minimum required number for each state. The VA may establish the additional Vet Centers at facilities made available by a state, local government, or recognized Indian tribe. If a state needs more than one additional Vet Center to meet its minimum requirement, the VA must establish at least one additional Vet Center and may establish Vet Center outstations to cover the difference.

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Official text

Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2023

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] · 23 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Angie Craig (D-MN), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), John James (R-MI), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Veronica Escobar (D-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong118-hr733 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118