# 119-s-701: Helping Heroes Act

119-s-701, Helping Heroes Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-701
- Congress: 119
- Title: Helping Heroes Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Would create the Veteran Family Resource Program to connect veterans, caregivers, survivors, and children with VA and community services through dedicated family coordinators.** It focuses on social drivers of health and on strengthening family-level supports around veterans. - Families: Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors would get a single point of contact at VA medical centers to help find and navigate VA benefits, community services, and child-focused supportive services like mental and behavioral health and peer programs. - VA health system and staff: The VA would be required to appoint at least one family coordinator in each Veterans Integrated Service Network and provide staffing and resources so coordinators can assess needs, build relationships, and refer people to appropriate services. - Accountability and community ties: The program would collect data, use metrics on referrals and satisfaction, require a progress report to Congress about services provided and demographics within two years, and could expand to additional medical centers as needed.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More VA help for families: benefit, low. This bill would create the Veteran Family Resource Program at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Within five years, the VA would place at least one family coordinator in each Veterans Integrated Service Network. Coordinators would help veterans, children, caregivers, and survivors assess needs, fi…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.

## Sources
- [119-s-701 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/701)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-701 (as of 2025-12-21).