# 119-hr-8793: Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act of 2026

119-hr-8793, Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8793
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expand veterans' access to suicide-prevention trained clinicians.** The VA must offer annual, evidence-based suicide-prevention training and publish a public "preferred provider" list of providers who complete it, with training made available within 180 days.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Trained suicide-prevention providers for veterans: benefit, medium. If enacted, VA would have to make annual, evidence-based suicide-prevention training available to covered providers within 180 days of enactment. Covered providers would include VA health care providers named in law and non-VA providers with Veterans Care Agreements. VA would create a public prefer…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8793 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8793)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8793 (as of 2026-09-21).