# 119-hr-2283: Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery Act

119-hr-2283, Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2283
- Congress: 119
- Title: Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-11

## Summary

**This bill would create a three-year Department of Veterans Affairs pilot to expand veterans' access to culturally competent, evidence-based outpatient mental health care through grants to qualified facilities.** It also amends a VA housing loan fee date reference from June 9, 2034 to July 24, 2034. - Veterans and families would gain more local options for culturally competent outpatient mental health care, including in-person and telehealth services and family support when clinically needed. - Community outpatient providers with experience serving veterans could receive grants to expand or open services, fund training, outreach, care coordination, and evaluation, with grants generally capped at $1.5 million per facility per year. - The program prioritizes rural, medically underserved, high-suicide-risk, and large-veteran-population areas and requires standardized outcome reporting and a final Congressional evaluation to measure reach and sustainability. *This bill would authorize $20.0 million per year for fiscal 2027–2029 to run the pilot, increasing federal spending by $60.0 million over three years.*

## Cosponsors (5)

- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for veteran mental health care: benefit, medium. If enacted, VA would run a three-year pilot to give grants to community outpatient mental health providers. The bill would authorize $20 million per year for FY2027, FY2028, and FY2029 (about $60 million total). Grants would fund evidence-based in-person and telehealth care, facility expansion, out…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2283 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2283)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2283 (as of 2026-10-11).