H.R. 10160 119th Congress House

Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2026

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve mental health care for veterans through the establishment of a minimum requirement for the number of Vet Centers per State.

Introduced: August 27, 2026 Introduced by: Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Sep 7, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Aug 27, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Aug 27, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now September 7, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Bureau of Justice Assistance
1 filing
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
1 filing
Education, Dept of
1 filing
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
1 filing
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
1 filing
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1 filing
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
1 filing
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
1 filing

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Cosponsors 4

Casten, Sean

Illinois · Aug 27, 2026

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Aug 27, 2026

Fitzpatrick, Brian K.

Pennsylvania · Aug 27, 2026

Schrier, Kim

Washington · Aug 27, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 10160: Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-10160/

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