VA must give veterans mental health care within 24 hours.
H.R. 10648 — Veterans’ Mental Health Access Act · Filed by Lauren Boebert (R-CO) · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill says the VA must give veterans mental health treatment within 24 hours. Treatment can happen at VA centers or through other doctors and hospitals. The VA must also publish reports twice a year. The reports show wait times for mental health care.
Who it affects
Veterans who need mental health care gain a legal right to treatment within 24 hours. The VA and other doctors and hospitals must meet this deadline.
One thing to notice
The bill does not give extra money to the VA. The bill does not set punishments if the deadline is missed.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,638 characters) on Oct 6, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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