# 119-s-4137: RECOVER Act

119-s-4137, RECOVER Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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- As of: 2026-07-25
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4137
- Congress: 119
- Title: RECOVER Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Culturally competent, evidence-based mental health care for veterans** through grants to community nonprofit outpatient providers. The pilot runs three years and focuses on reaching rural and medically underserved areas while encouraging VA enrollment. - Veterans: Access free, culturally competent outpatient mental health care at grant-funded clinics, with providers required to help enroll eligible veterans in the VA patient enrollment system and barred from charging fees or denying care for lack of insurance. - Nonprofit providers: Eligible nonprofits must have run an outpatient mental health facility for at least three years to apply. Grants generally cap at $1.5 million per facility per year and have stricter limits when federal grants already fund half of a facility's budget. - Rural and underserved communities: Grants must be distributed evenly between rural and urban locations and may be prioritized for medically underserved areas, large veteran populations, facilities near military installations, or sites serving veterans at high risk of suicide. - Program rules and oversight: The VA Secretary will set clinician training standards, require data collection on clinical outcomes and use of funds, and report to Congress within 180 days after the pilot ends on veterans served, services provided, outcomes, enrollment, and obstacles. *Authorizes $20 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2027 to carry out the three-year pilot program.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Free outpatient mental health care for veterans: benefit, low. This bill would create a three-year VA pilot to fund nonprofit outpatient clinics to serve veterans. It would authorize $20 million for each of fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027. Eligible nonprofits must have run at least one U.S. outpatient mental health facility continuously for three years. Gran…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-2438: Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4137 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4137)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-2438: Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2438)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4137 (as of 2026-07-25).