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S 701 · in committee · significant

Helping Heroes Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the VA to create a Veteran Family Resource Program to help veterans and their families address health and social challenges.
  • Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors of veterans are affected by this program.
  • The VA must hire family coordinators in each regional service network and conduct surveys every five years to assess needs.

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    How should the VA prioritize which health and social challenges to address first given limited resources for family coordinators?

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    What metrics would best measure whether the Veteran Family Resource Program actually improves outcomes for veterans and their families?

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    How might the requirement to hire family coordinators in every regional service network affect VA staffing budgets and existing veteran services?

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Patty Murray

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Introduced 2025-02-25

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-25 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2025-02-25 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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