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HR 1290 · in committee · significant

Veterans Mental Health Crisis Referral Enhancement Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The VA must create a 3-year pilot program connecting veterans in mental health crises with non-VA care providers.
  • Veterans experiencing mental health emergencies and the VA will be affected by this program.
  • The VA must report on how well the program works and what outcomes it achieves.

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  1. 01

    How would the VA determine which non-VA mental health providers are qualified and safe to handle veterans in crisis situations?

  2. 02

    What specific outcomes would the VA measure to evaluate whether connecting veterans to non-VA providers produces better results than current VA services?

  3. 03

    If this pilot program expands beyond three years, what costs might veterans or taxpayers face from using private mental health providers instead of VA services?

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Vern Buchanan

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Introduced 2025-03-14

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-14 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. 2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  3. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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