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119-s-793119th CongressWALLET

A bill to amend the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 to modify and reauthorize the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sponsored By: Senator Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]

Introduced

Summary

Expands and reauthorizes the VA's Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program. This bill would raise individual grant limits, extend the program through September 30, 2028, and give the VA Secretary more discretion over which partner entities participate.

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  • Veterans and families: Veterans and their families could see more and larger local suicide‑prevention services, with awards up to $1.3 million per grant.
  • Community groups and providers: Community organizations and providers could compete for bigger grants and a larger funding pool, with a total reauthorization of $285 million for FY2026–2028.
  • VA medical centers and local coordination: The VA must brief local VA medical centers at least once a year when they are within 100 miles of a grantee to improve coordination.
  • Oversight and evaluation: The bill expands required measures and metrics so the Secretary must track outcomes, report lessons learned, and provide accountability to Congress.

*This bill would authorize $285 million for fiscal years 2026–2028, increasing federal spending for the program.*

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More suicide-prevention grants for veterans

If enacted, the bill would reauthorize and change a VA suicide-prevention grant program for veterans. It would raise the maximum per-grant award to $1.25 million. It would authorize $285 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 and set the program to end on September 30, 2028. VA would add more performance measures and require yearly briefings for VA medical centers within 100 miles of a grantee. The Secretary would have more authority to choose partner entities for the program.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]

VA • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]

    AR • R

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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