Introduced:
Mar 18, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security
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4
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1
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
1
Subjects
1
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Latest Action
Apr 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2025
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<p><strong>No Veteran Falls Through the Cracks Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to attempt to reschedule a veteran's mental health care appointment if the veteran has canceled such an appointment.<br/> </p>
Actions (4)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Apr 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Mar 18, 2025
Subjects (1)
Armed Forces and National Security
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (1)
(R-CA)
Mar 24, 2025
Mar 24, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 1,943 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Mar 18, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:38 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2229 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2229
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the ability of
veterans to make appointments for mental health care furnished by the
Secretary.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 2025
Mr. Steil introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the ability of
veterans to make appointments for mental health care furnished by the
Secretary.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2229 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2229
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the ability of
veterans to make appointments for mental health care furnished by the
Secretary.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 18, 2025
Mr. Steil introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the ability of
veterans to make appointments for mental health care furnished by the
Secretary.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Veteran Falls Through the Cracks
Act''.
SEC. 2.
APPOINTMENTS AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Rescheduling Cancelled Appointments.--If a covered veteran
cancels an appointment for mental health care furnished by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary shall seek to reschedule
the appointment, regardless of the method by which the veteran
cancelled the appointment. In seeking to reschedule such appointment,
the Secretary shall contact the veteran by telephone. If the veteran
does not reschedule the appointment during the first telephone call,
the Secretary shall contact the veteran at least once more by telephone
to reschedule the appointment.
(b) Covered Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
veteran'' means a veteran who is enrolled in the system of patient
enrollment established under
(a) Rescheduling Cancelled Appointments.--If a covered veteran
cancels an appointment for mental health care furnished by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary shall seek to reschedule
the appointment, regardless of the method by which the veteran
cancelled the appointment. In seeking to reschedule such appointment,
the Secretary shall contact the veteran by telephone. If the veteran
does not reschedule the appointment during the first telephone call,
the Secretary shall contact the veteran at least once more by telephone
to reschedule the appointment.
(b) Covered Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
veteran'' means a veteran who is enrolled in the system of patient
enrollment established under
section 1705
(a) of title 38, United States
Code.
(a) of title 38, United States
Code.
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