S 1245 · in committee · significant
Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025
- veterans
What this bill does
- This bill expands VA health care and benefits for veterans who experienced military sexual trauma while serving.
- It affects veterans claiming mental health conditions from sexual assault, harassment, or battery during military service.
- The VA must allow evidence and appeals before denying claims, and must conduct annual reviews of MST-related disability decisions.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How should the VA balance expanding mental health benefits for MST survivors with the fiscal impact of increased disability claims and ongoing care costs?
- 02
What types of evidence beyond military records should veterans be allowed to submit when appealing MST-related disability denials?
- 03
How might annual review requirements for MST disability decisions affect VA processing timelines and resources compared to current claim procedures?
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Sponsor · D-CT
Richard Blumenthal
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
13/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-07-30
Joining the bill
Patty Murray
D-WA · original
Sheldon Whitehouse
D-RI · original
Lisa Murkowski
R-AK · original
John Fetterman
D-PA · original
Chris Van Hollen
D-MD · original
Mazie K. Hirono
D-HI · original
Jeanne Shaheen
D-NH · original
Christopher A. Coons
D-DE
John Boozman
R-AR
John W. Hickenlooper
D-CO
Jon Ossoff
D-GA
Angus S. King Jr.
I-ME
+ 1 more
Legislative timeline
2025-07-30 · senate · Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2025-04-01 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-04-01 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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