Improving Mental Health Support for Servicemembers and Veterans Act
Sponsored By: Representative Golden (ME)
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Summary
This bill would require the VA–DoD Joint Executive Committee to inventory and assess programs that help servicemembers access mental health care during transition to civilian life and to report findings and recommendations to Congress within 180 days.
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- Servicemembers and recent veterans: Would get an official inventory and an assessment that identifies deficiencies, gaps, or duplicative programs and includes recommendations with plans of action, milestones, and metrics.
- VA and Department of Defense leadership and the Joint Executive Committee: Would have to complete the inventory and assessment, submit the report to the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees within 180 days, and review the Joint Separation Health Assessment at least once every two years to validate and update its questions.
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Improved mental health support for servicemembers
This bill would require the VA and Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee to list programs and processes that help servicemembers get mental health care when they leave the military. It would require an assessment of how well those programs help people get care and identify gaps, duplications, or inefficiencies. The Committee would have to send a report to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees within 180 days of enactment. The report would include the inventory, assessment results, and recommendations with action plans, milestones, and metrics. The bill would also require the joint separation health assessment to be reviewed at least once every two years and recommend whether questions should be removed, revised, or added.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Golden (ME)
ME • D
Cosponsors
Bergman
MI • R
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 2/26/2026
Hinson
IA • R
Sponsored 3/3/2026
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 3/3/2026
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