HR10555Referred to Committee

VETS Access Act

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Introduced
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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-09-24
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Jared F. Golden
Jared F. Golden
Democrat · ME · Representative
Votes with party: 78.6% (655 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2026-09-24

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Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10555 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10555 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide care, treatment, and rehabilitative services to veterans suffering from serious mental illness and veterans who are homeless, regardless of whether such veteran is eligible for hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2026 Mr. Golden of Maine (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide care, treatment, and rehabilitative services to veterans suffering from serious mental illness and veterans who are homeless, regardless of whether such veteran is eligible for hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Emergency Treatment and Shelter Access Act'' or the ``VETS Access Act''. SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR TREATMENT OF VETERANS SUFFERING FROM SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND VETERANS WHO ARE HOMELESS. (a) Eligibility.--Section 2031 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(c) Notwithstanding the requirements of section 1710 of this title, the Secretary may provide care, treatment, and rehabilitative services (directly or by contract in community-based treatment facilities, including halfway houses) to veterans suffering from serious mental illness and veterans who are homeless, regardless of whether such veteran is eligible for hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care under such section.''. (b) Applicable Definition of Veteran.--Section 2002(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``2031,'' after ``2013,''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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