# 119-hr-9433: VA Coaching into Care Act

119-hr-9433, VA Coaching into Care Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9433
- Congress: 119
- Title: VA Coaching into Care Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**This bill would create a three-year Department of Veterans Affairs pilot to run a _toll-free mental and behavioral health hotline for veterans' friends, family, and household members._** The hotline would be staffed by VA psychologists and social workers who would give advice on how to talk with a veteran and provide referrals to VA or community services. - Families, friends, and people who live with a veteran would get access to licensed mental and behavioral health providers by phone for advice and referrals. - The Secretary of Veterans Affairs would hire VA psychologists and social workers to staff the hotline as employees of the Department. - The Secretary must share information about the program with veterans service organizations within 60 days and post materials in Vet Centers and medical facilities and online within 90 days. - The pilot would end three years after it starts and the Secretary must send a report within 180 days after termination with call counts, answer and call duration times, referral types and numbers, outreach actions taken, and recommendations on continuing or expanding the program.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Toll-free mental health hotline for veteran families: benefit, low. This bill would create a three-year pilot at the Department of Veterans Affairs to run a toll-free hotline for family members, people who live with a veteran, and friends. The VA would have to set up the Program not later than one year after enactment. Hotline staff would be VA psychologists and so…

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- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9433 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9433)

## Related
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- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5356: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5356)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9433 (as of 2026-07-24).