# 119-hr-7838: Veteran Artists Healing Act

119-hr-7838, Veteran Artists Healing Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7838
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veteran Artists Healing Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would let VA medical centers buy original artwork directly from veteran patients.** It would add a new procurement pathway under micro-purchase rules to support creative therapy and simplify small art purchases by or for veteran patients. - Veteran patients who are enrolled at a VA medical center and who have a clinical recommendation for creative arts therapy or a history of participation in the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival could sell their original artwork to that medical center. Veterans must certify the work is their own and the art must be nonpartisan and clinical in nature, focusing on recovery, nature, or service. - Heads of VA medical centers would be able to make these purchases under the micro-purchase authority without requiring System for Awards Management registration or Small Business Administration certification, and without soliciting multiple offers so long as the price is reasonable. - Purchases made this way would be treated as procurement from veteran-owned small businesses for the purposes of VA contracting goals and priorities.

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA buys artwork from veterans: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would let VA medical centers buy original artwork directly from enrolled veteran patients. To qualify, the veteran would need a clinical recommendation for creative arts therapy or prior participation in the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival. The veteran would have to ce…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5244: To provide for the authorities of the Secretary of State.
- 119-hr-2137: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7838 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7838)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorizatio…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1144)
- [119-hr-5244: To provide for the authorities of the Secretary of State.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5244)
- [119-hr-2137: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2137)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7838 (as of 2026-04-21).