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Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] · D–NM
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-03-10 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act would change which regional Veterans Affairs service network includes Otero and Eddy counties in New Mexico. Both counties would be placed in Veterans Integrated Service Network 17. The text requires a boundary change but does not specify changes to patients’ services.
This Act may be cited as the New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act.
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.
The bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to redraw the network boundaries within 180 days after enactment. This deadline would run from enactment, not introduction.
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.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated August 20, 2026, records introduction and referral to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 10, 2025, followed by referral to the Subcommittee on Health on April 1, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-08-20T17:54:04Z. 2025-04-01: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 2025-03-10: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 2025-03-10: Introduced in House
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