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HR5943119th CongressWALLET

THRIVE Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]

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Summary

Assess and expand access to complementary and integrative therapies for veterans' mental health. The bill would create a nine-member Task Force on Complementary and Integrative Health/Whole Health inside the Department of Veterans Affairs to review therapies such as acupuncture, meditation, yoga, massage, tai chi, qigong, clinical hypnosis, biofeedback, guided imagery, peer-supported programs, and health and wellness coaching for PTSD, traumatic brain injury, depression, anxiety, and suicide prevention.

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  • Veterans and families: Would aim to increase veterans' access to a wide range of nonpharmacologic therapies and peer-supported programs as part of treatment options for PTSD, TBI, depression, anxiety, and suicide prevention.
  • VA clinicians and providers: Would require at least one VA clinician experienced in treating PTSD, TBI, depression, or anxiety on the task force and direct the group to identify provider training gaps and causes of treatment dropout or low retention.
  • Researchers and academics: Would include at least one academic representative and charge the task force with developing a framework to evaluate effectiveness and safety and with identifying research and implementation gaps.
  • Community programs and veteran service organizations: Would include representatives from veterans service organizations and community-based programs, define "peer-led" and "community-based" models, and ask how peer-led and health coaching models should fit into VA care.
  • Timelines and reports: Would be set up within 90 days, submit recommendations within one year of establishment, deliver an initial report to the House and Senate veterans committees within 90 days after the Secretary receives recommendations, and deliver a final plan 180 days after that; the task force would end when it submits its recommendations.

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Task force on veterans' complementary care

This bill would require the VA Secretary to create a Task Force on Complementary and Integrative Health/Whole Health within 90 days. The nine-member panel would include VA leaders, clinicians, researchers, veterans service groups, and community program representatives. The task force would study access to therapies like acupuncture, biofeedback, clinical hypnosis, guided imagery, massage, meditation, tai chi, qigong, yoga, peer-supported programs, and health and wellness coaching for PTSD, TBI, depression, anxiety, and suicide prevention. It would identify research, training, and availability gaps and recommend how VA should expand or change access. The task force would give recommendations to the Secretary within one year. The Secretary would send an initial report to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees within 90 days of receiving those recommendations, and a final plan within 180 days. The task force would end when it submits its recommendations.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3]

MD • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]

    WI • R

    Sponsored 11/7/2025

Roll Call Votes

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