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HR 3027 · in committee · significant

Green Star Families Act

What this bill does

  • The VA must provide free counseling services to families and former caregivers of veterans who died by suicide.
  • Eligible individuals include next of kin and former volunteer caregivers of deceased veterans.
  • The VA can partner with federal, state, or private entities to deliver services that are reasonably accessible and equivalent to existing VA services.

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  1. 01

    How should the VA determine which family members and former caregivers are eligible for free counseling under this bill?

  2. 02

    What are the potential costs to the VA of providing these counseling services, and how might that affect other veteran programs?

  3. 03

    Would partnering with private counseling providers versus expanding VA staff create different outcomes for bereaved families' access to care?

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Jefferson Van Drew

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Introduced 2025-05-12

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-05-12 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. 2025-04-24 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  3. 2025-04-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-04-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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