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S 2096 · in committee · significant

Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the VA and DOD to provide enhanced mental health information to transitioning service members and newly separated veterans.
  • Service members leaving the military and veterans in their first year after separation are affected by these expanded counseling requirements.
  • The bill directs existing programs to add mental health education and suicide risk information at no specified additional cost.

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    How should the VA and DOD prioritize mental health information delivery when service members are already overwhelmed during the transition process?

  2. 02

    What evidence shows that providing enhanced mental health information during separation reduces suicide rates among newly separated veterans?

  3. 03

    Since the bill specifies no additional funding, how would existing programs realistically accommodate these expanded counseling requirements?

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Introduced 2025-06-17

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-06-17 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  2. 2025-06-17 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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