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H.R. 2229

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2229, the No Veteran Falls Through the Cracks Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 18, 2025 by Rep. Bryan Steil (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Apr 4, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Record

Text

H.R. 2229 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb2229/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2229 IH: No Veteran Falls Through the Cracks Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2229  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 18, 2025   Mr. Steil  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the ability of veterans to make appointments for mental health care furnished by the Secretary.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Veteran Falls Through the Cracks Act  .
2.
Improvements to scheduling by veterans of mental health appointments at Department of Veterans Affairs
(a)
Rescheduling cancelled appointments
If a covered veteran cancels an appointment for mental health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary shall seek to reschedule the appointment, regardless of the method by which the veteran cancelled the appointment. In seeking to reschedule such appointment, the Secretary shall contact the veteran by telephone. If the veteran does not reschedule the appointment during the first telephone call, the Secretary shall contact the veteran at least once more by telephone to reschedule the appointment.
(b)
Covered veteran defined
In this section, the term  covered veteran  means a veteran who is enrolled in the system of patient enrollment established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 18, 2025

hb2229/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/18/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Bryan Steil (R) sponsors H.R. 2229, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 2229 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee
Health Subcommittee
Referred to · Apr 4, 2025 · 143 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Mar 18, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2229 has taken 3 actions since Mar 18, 2025, the latest on Apr 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 4, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Health Subcommittee
Mar 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 2229 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2229 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No Veteran Falls Through the Cracks Act — Display Title
  • No Veteran Falls Through the Cracks Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the ability of veterans to make appointments for mental health care furnished by the Secretary. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2229 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
JOSEPH LEMAY115
SHANE LIERMANN115
JOY ILEM114
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2229 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2229’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr2229/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com