National Veterans Strategy Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
Introduced
Summary
Defines "veteran success" and creates a National Veterans Strategy to measure and improve veterans' postservice well‑being. This bill would require the President to set national metrics across physical, mental, and spiritual health, economic security and opportunity, education, family and social engagement, and civic engagement and to use those metrics to align public and private resources.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Agency rules, grants, and reports
If enacted, Federal agencies would have to align their programs with the National Veterans Strategy and add the Strategy and its measures to agency plans. Agencies and federal grant recipients would have to use the same outcome measures to keep receiving grants, and implementation may start 60 days after the President sends the Strategy to Congress. The President would send Congress a yearly report on progress, spending, and remaining barriers.
Congress can block a Strategy fast
If enacted, Congress could disapprove a submitted National Veterans Strategy by passing a joint resolution within 60 days. The bill would set fast procedures: committee steps, an 8‑ to 15‑day referral rule, a 10‑hour debate limit, no amendments, and an immediate final vote. If Congress passed a disapproval within 60 days, the President would be barred from acting on that Strategy.
National veterans metrics and plan
If enacted, the President would set national measures of "veteran success" covering health, money, education, family life, and civic engagement. The President would set those metrics one to two years after enactment. The President would also write a National Veterans Strategy using those measures and send it to Congress two to four years after enactment. The Strategy would direct which benefits and services should be applied, who should deliver them, and how to evaluate results.
Who counts and protections kept
If enacted, the bill would define key terms for the Strategy, like "tribal organization," "nonprofit," and "veterans service organization." The bill would also say the Strategy cannot be used to cut or end any benefit or service already required by federal law. These clarifications would take effect on enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]
AL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]
MS • R
Sponsored 4/9/2026
Davidson
OH • R
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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