To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the accessibility of mental health care providers and services for members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2482.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUCHANAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 60, April 6, 2023, Page H1710):
  Art. 1, Sec. 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the accessibility of mental health care providers and services for members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 6, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 2482, 118th Congress

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