HR 7589 United States House · 117th Congress

REMOVE Copays Act

Summary

Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act or the REMOVE Copays Act This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from imposing or collecting any co-payment for a veteran's first three mental health outpatient care visits in a calendar year. However, such prohibition must not apply with respect to the imposition or collection of copayments for medications.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2022

Committee Review

Sep 2022

House Passage

Sep 2022

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Apr 26, 2022 Last action Sep 29, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Sep 29, 2022

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

upper

Sep 28, 2022

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8185)

lower

Sep 28, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

lower

Sep 28, 2022

Introduced

Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Sep 21, 2022

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

lower

Sep 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Sep 20, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Health Discharged.

lower

Jun 22, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

lower

May 10, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Apr 26, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

lower

Apr 26, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors