Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021 became law 79 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 104 words.
Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), during FY2022, to establish and maintain three new centers of the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement (RANGE) Program in areas with interest from personnel and a need for additional mental health care for rural veterans. The RANGE Program serves veterans in rural areas who are experiencing mental illness. The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study and report on whether the VA has sufficient resources to serve rural veterans who need mental health care that is more intensive than traditional outpatient therapy.
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 74 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 684 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsMental healthRural conditions and development +1 more
- Latest action
- Jun 30, 2021: Became Public Law No: 117-21.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 117th H.Res. 403 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1629) to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to limitations on exclusi D · Agreed to
- 117th S. 1468 Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021 D · Introduced