# 119-hr-3886: Veterans PTSD Screening Act

119-hr-3886, Veterans PTSD Screening Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3886
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans PTSD Screening Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**This bill would require the VA to study whether RNA sequencing can diagnose inflammation or cellular stress tied to post‑traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans.** It directs the Department's Center for Innovation for Care and Payment to run a focused, multi-site research project.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA study of RNA PTSD test: benefit, low. This bill would require the VA to study whether RNA sequencing can diagnose inflammation or cellular stress linked to PTSD. The VA Center for Innovation for Care and Payment would carry out the study. The study would start within 120 days after enactment and run in VA facilities in five Veterans In…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250

## Sources
- [119-hr-3886 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3886)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3277)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3886 (as of 2026-07-25).