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New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include two counties in New Mexico in a certain Veterans Integrated Service Network.
Summary
This bill would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to redraw Veterans Integrated Service Network boundaries to include Otero County and Eddy County, New Mexico in Veterans Integrated Service Network 17. The Secretary would be required to make this change within 180 days of the bill's enactment to improve health care access for veterans in these two rural New Mexico counties.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
1 cosponsor
Actions (3)
- Apr 1, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
- Mar 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Mar 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 10, 2025
Mr. Vasquez (for himself and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include two counties in New Mexico in a certain Veterans Integrated Service Network.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF TWO COUNTIES IN NEW MEXICO IN A CERTAIN VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORK.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall redraw the boundaries of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks to include Otero County and Eddy County, New Mexico, in Veterans Integrated Service Network 17. <all>
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