S 2096 · in committee · significant
Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act
- veterans
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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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?
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What evidence shows that providing enhanced mental health information during separation reduces suicide rates among newly separated veterans?
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Since the bill specifies no additional funding, how would existing programs realistically accommodate these expanded counseling requirements?
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Sponsor · D-RI
Sheldon Whitehouse
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Introduced 2025-06-17
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Legislative timeline
2025-06-17 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-06-17 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate

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