# 119-hr-9247: ON TIME Act

119-hr-9247, ON TIME Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9247
- As of: 2026-09-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9247
- Congress: 119
- Title: ON TIME Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-06-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-02

## Summary

**Suicide prevention coordinators must be available at every VA medical center.** This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure a suicide prevention coordinator is available at each VA medical center, including outside operating hours when needed, to accommodate requests for suicide prevention planning services. - Veterans and families: More timely access to suicide prevention planning when they ask for help, including coverage outside normal clinic hours. - VA operations: The VA would need to meet the availability requirement using existing staff and resources because the bill does not authorize new full-time equivalent positions or additional funding. *Would not authorize additional full-time positions or funding, so it would likely have no direct added cost to the federal budget.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More suicide prevention help for veterans: mixed, medium. This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure a suicide prevention coordinator is available at each VA medical center. The coordinator would need to be available outside regular operating hours as needed to handle requests for suicide prevention planning services. The bill wou…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2854: Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9247 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9247)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2854: Neighborhood Homes Investment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2854)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9247 (as of 2026-09-02).