House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-21

Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021

H.R. 2441Introduced Apr 12, 2021Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Jun 30, 2021.

Sponsor: Rep. Cynthia Axne D-IA

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 12, 2021
Committee actionMay 5, 2021
Passed HouseMay 18, 2021
Passed SenateJun 24, 2021 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentJun 30, 2021
Became lawJun 30, 2021

Latest action: Jun 30, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 117-21.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2441.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2441, Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021” on May 11, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 4, 2021”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2021 ↗
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May 11, 2021
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2441, 117th Congress
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May 28, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. AXNE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 62, April 12, 2021, Page H1727):
Aricle I Section 8 of the United States Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 12, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 2441, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

37 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 23 Democrats

14 of 37 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Ed Case (D-HI), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Josh Harder (D-CA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), David Joyce (R-OH), John Katko (R-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John Larson (D-CT), Al Lawson (D-FL), Lisa McClain (R-MI), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Tom Rice (R-SC), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cynthia Axne.

Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress · IA-3 district

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