Brain Health & Research
Health Care Access
Caregivers & Families
Women Veterans & MST Survivors
Severely Injured Veterans
Transition & Employment
Earned Benefits
Mental Health & Suicide Prevention
These bills focus on suicide prevention, mental health treatment, and improving outcomes for veterans experiencing the unseen wounds of service.
HOPE for Heroes Act: Extends and strengthens the Fox suicide prevention grant program.
Veterans ACCESS Act: Improves access to residential treatment programs for veterans facing serious mental health and substance use challenges.
Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act: Evaluates how veterans fare in VA and non-VA mental health treatment settings.
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
These bills help ensure women veterans and survivors of military sexual trauma have access to the care, support, and resources they deserve.
Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act: Improves MST claims processing and connects survivors to care and services.
Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act: Requires private lactation spaces at VA medical centers.
Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act: Identifies gaps in research, treatment, and training related to menopause and mid-life health.
Women Veterans & MST Survivors
These bills support education, employment, training, and the transition from military service to civilian life.
ETS Act: Strengthens transition assistance for servicemembers leaving the military.
Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act: Expands access to VetSuccess counselors.
Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act: Improves GI Bill support for apprenticeships and job training.
Transition & Employment
These bills help veterans with catastrophic injuries remain active, independent, and connected to their communities.
ASSIST Act: Clarifies coverage for medically necessary vehicle adaptations.
Veterans SPORT Act: Expands access to adaptive sports prosthetics and equipment.
Veterans STAND Act: Requires annual preventive evaluations for veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders.
Severely Injured Veterans
Family members often provide essential support to wounded veterans. These bills recognize their sacrifices and help families navigate the challenges that come with caregiving.
Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act: Expands support services for former family caregivers.
Disabled Veterans Dignity Act: Strengthens support and training for caregivers assisting veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders.
Caregivers & Families
These bills reduce barriers to health care and make it easier for veterans to access services through VA, community providers, telehealth, and more coordinated systems.
Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act: Improves coordination between VA and Medicare providers.
Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act: Expands transportation assistance for rural veterans.
Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act: Expands telehealth prescribing flexibility and certain medication copay waivers.
CHIP IN Act: Helps VA modernize facilities through expanded authority to accept donated improvements.
Health Care Access
Brain injuries, blast exposure, and neurological conditions can affect veterans long after their service ends. These bills aim to advance research, improve treatment, and deepen understanding of the lasting effects of military service.
BEACON Act: Expands research and treatment implementation for mild traumatic brain injury.
Precision Brain Health Research Act: Expands research into TBI, blast exposure, dementia, and suicide-related brain health concerns.
Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act: Establishes a joint VA-DOD task force focused on blast exposure.
Brain Health & Research
These bills deliver financial security, survivor support, and earned benefits to veterans and military families. They address long-standing inequities and help families build stability after service.
Major Richard Star Act: Ends the wounded veteran tax for nearly 60,000 combat-injured veterans, ensuring they receive both military retired pay and VA disability compensation.
Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Benefits Expansion Act: Increases support for severely wounded veterans and expands eligibility for some home loan benefits.
Justice for ALS Veterans Act: Ensures surviving spouses of veterans who die from ALS can receive full survivor benefits.
Earned Benefits
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Brain Health & Research
Health Care Access
Caregivers & Families
Women Veterans & MST Survivors
Severely Injured Veterans
Transition & Employment
Earned Benefits
Mental Health & Suicide Prevention
These bills focus on suicide prevention, mental health treatment, and improving outcomes for veterans experiencing the unseen wounds of service.
HOPE for Heroes Act: Extends and strengthens the Fox suicide prevention grant program.
BRAVE Act: Adds stronger accountability measures to suicide prevention programs.
No Wrong Door for Veterans Act: Expands support for underserved communities and strengthens grant oversight.
Veterans ACCESS Act: Improves access to residential treatment programs for veterans facing serious mental health and substance use challenges.
Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act: Evaluates how veterans fare in VA and non-VA mental health treatment settings.
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
These bills help ensure women veterans and survivors of military sexual trauma have access to the care, support, and resources they deserve.
Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act: Improves MST claims processing and connects survivors to care and services.
Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act: Requires private lactation spaces at VA medical centers.
Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act: Identifies gaps in research, treatment, and training related to menopause and mid-life health.
Women Veterans & MST Survivors
These bills support education, employment, training, and the transition from military service to civilian life.
ETS Act: Strengthens transition assistance for servicemembers leaving the military.
Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act: Expands access to VetSuccess counselors.
Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act: Improves GI Bill support for apprenticeships and job training.
Transition & Employment
These bills help veterans with catastrophic injuries remain active, independent, and connected to their communities.
ASSIST Act: Clarifies coverage for medically necessary vehicle adaptations.
Veterans SPORT Act: Expands access to adaptive sports prosthetics and equipment.
Veterans STAND Act: Requires annual preventive evaluations for veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders.
Severely Injured Veterans
Family members often provide essential support to wounded veterans. These bills recognize their sacrifices and help families navigate the challenges that come with caregiving.
Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act: Expands support services for former family caregivers.
Disabled Veterans Dignity Act: Strengthens support and training for caregivers assisting veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders.
Caregivers & Families
These bills reduce barriers to health care and make it easier for veterans to access services through VA, community providers, telehealth, and more coordinated systems.
S. 1533: Allows VA to continue using qualified contract physicians for disability exams.
Coordinating Care for Senior Vets and Wounded Warriors Act: Improves coordination between VA and Medicare providers.
Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act: Expands transportation assistance for rural veterans.
Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act: Expands telehealth prescribing flexibility and certain medication copay waivers.
CHIP IN Act: Helps VA modernize facilities through expanded authority to accept donated improvements.
Health Care Access
Brain injuries, blast exposure, and neurological conditions can affect veterans long after their service ends. These bills aim to advance research, improve treatment, and deepen understanding the lasting effects of military service.
BEACON Act: Expands research and treatment implementation for mild traumatic brain injury.
Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act: Reviews evidence related to hyperbaric oxygen therapy for PTSD and mild TBI.
Precision Brain Health Research Act: Expands research into TBI, blast exposure, dementia, and suicide-related brain health concerns.
Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act: Establishes a joint VA-DOD task force focused on blast exposure.
Brain Health & Research
These bills deliver financial security, survivor support, and earned benefits to veterans and military families. They address long-standing inequities and help families build stability after service.
Major Richard Star Act: Ends the wounded veteran tax for nearly 60,000 combat-injured veterans, ensuring they receive both military retired pay and VA disability compensation.
Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Benefits Expansion Act: Increases support for severely wounded veterans and expands eligibility for some home loan benefits.
Justice for ALS Veterans Act: Ensures surviving spouses of veterans who die from ALS can receive full survivor benefits.
Earned Benefits
