Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act
Sponsored By: Representative Conaway
Introduced
Summary
Improved mental health care for incarcerated veterans: This bill would create a VA pilot to deliver direct, no‑copay mental health services to incarcerated veterans, prioritizing those with service‑connected PTSD, traumatic brain injury, or military sexual trauma.
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- Incarcerated veterans would get VA‑delivered treatment at not fewer than five facilities, using telehealth where infrastructure allows or mobile units when needed. Care must be provided by VA staff and cannot carry copayments.
- Federal correctional institutions would be asked to establish dedicated veteran housing units wherever feasible and to work with local VA facilities on staff training, resources, and veteran‑focused rehabilitation. If a facility lacks capacity it must create structured veteran programs with VA oversight.
- Veterans and survivors would see automatic resumption of compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation on the date of an individual's release from incarceration, with that change taking effect 180 days after enactment. The bill also requires collection of comprehensive data on incarcerated veterans and an annual report to Congress starting within 180 days.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Automatic restart of VA benefits after release
If enacted, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs would be required to automatically resume VA compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) on the date a person is released from incarceration for any period their payments were interrupted. This automatic resumption would apply to interruptions caused by incarceration. The change would take effect 180 days after enactment.
Mental health and housing for incarcerated veterans
If enacted, the VA would run a pilot to give mental health care to incarcerated veterans. Priority would go to veterans with service-connected PTSD, traumatic brain injury, or military sexual trauma. The pilot would run at at least five facilities in urban and rural areas that already have separate veteran housing. Care would use telehealth where possible and mobile units or other methods when not. The VA could not charge a copay and would use VA providers only. The Bureau of Prisons would be required, wherever feasible, to set up veteran-only housing units or, if not possible, structured veteran-focused programs that coordinate with the VA.
Annual reporting on incarcerated veterans
If enacted, the Director would collect and analyze comprehensive data on veterans who are incarcerated in State and Federal prisons. The Director would send a report to Congress within 180 days of enactment and then once every year after that describing the data and analysis.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Conaway
NJ • D
Cosponsors
Luttrell
TX • R
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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