National Veterans Strategy Act of 2026

National Veterans Well-Being Strategy

This bill would require the President to create standard measures of veteran well‑being in seven areas: physical health, mental health, spiritual health, economic security and opportunity, education, family and social engagement, and civic engagement. The measures would be set not earlier than 1 year and not later than 2 years after enactment, and the first National Veterans Strategy would be sent to Congress not earlier than 2 years and not later than 4 years after enactment. Sixty days after the Strategy is sent, agencies would begin aligning programs and resources, and federal agencies and grant recipients would have to apply the same metrics as a condition of continued federal funding. The President would update the Strategy at least once every 4 years, agencies would report yearly to Congress, and Congress could disapprove a Strategy by joint resolution within 60 days. The section would not create new benefits or new mandatory spending and would not allow eliminating benefits required by federal law.