HR 2997 · 116th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act

Introduced 2019-05-23· Sponsored by Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2019-06-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish inpatient psychiatric care upon request by a covered veteran at (1) the VA facility that is closest to where the veteran resides and that has the capacity and capability to provide such care, or (2) at a non-VA facility if the VA facility lacks such capacity or capability. A covered veteran is a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system and is entitled to inpatient psychiatric care.…

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Cosponsors (20)

15 Democrats5 Republicans
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]OH
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]IL
Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]IA
Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]IA
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]TX
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]IL
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]TX
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]MI
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]FL
Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]FL
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]TN
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]MA
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]NY
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]OH
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]CT
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]CA
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]CA
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]NJ