Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide care, treatment, and rehabilitative services to veterans with serious mental illness and veterans who are homeless, regardless of whether they are otherwise eligible for hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care.

Jared F. Golden · Maine · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide care, treatment, and rehabilitative services to veterans with serious mental illness and veterans who are homeless regardless of eligibility for hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care.. Promised outcome: Veterans with serious mental illness and veterans who are homeless would have access to VA care, treatment, and rehabilitative services regardless of certain existing eligibility requirements.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. 119th Congress, H.R. 10555, introduced by Rep. Jared Golden of Maine on September 24, 2026.

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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.

Golden introduced the VETS Access Act, which would authorize VA treatment and rehabilitative services for veterans with serious mental illness and homeless veterans regardless of certain eligibility limits.

BILLS-119hr10555ih.pdf
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"regardless of whether such veteran is eligible for hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text matches the commitment by proposing to add authority for VA treatment and rehabilitative services for seriously mentally ill or homeless veterans despite section 1710 eligibility limits.

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H. R. 10555 (Introduced-in-House)
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"introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs"

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records Golden as sponsor and shows the bill was introduced and referred to committee, with no enacted-law status shown on the official bill package.

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H.R. 10555 (IH) - Veterans Emergency Treatment and Shelter Access Act - BILLS-119hr10555ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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