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119-s-3245119th CongressWALLET

MIND Our Veterans Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

In Committee

Summary

Validated mental health screening for service members leaving the military. This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs–Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee to update separation health assessments so PTSD, alcohol use, and violence risk screens are validated and to consider adding a substance use screen.

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  • Transitioning members and families: Would strengthen pre-separation mental health screening to better identify PTSD, substance use, and violence risk before a service member leaves active duty.
  • Screening tools and clinicians: The Joint Executive Committee must validate or replace the PTSD, alcohol use, and violence risk screens and treat substance use screening as a mental health screen to be assessed for inclusion.
  • DoD operations and oversight: The Secretary of Defense, under guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, would have to fully implement the separation health assessment and the JEC must report to the armed services and veterans committees within 120 days explaining whether to include a substance use screen.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Improved mental health checks at separation

This bill would require the Department of Defense to finish the separation health assessment within 120 days of enactment. It would require the VA–DoD Joint Executive Committee to make sure the PTSD, alcohol use, and violence-risk screens are validated. The Committee would also assess adding a validated substance-use screen and could take steps to include one. The Committee must report to the Senate and House Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs committees within 120 days explaining its decision.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

NE • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 11/20/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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