HR 1290 119th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Health care coverage and access Mental health Veterans' medical care

Veterans Mental Health Crisis Referral Enhancement Act of 2025

Introduced: February 13, 2025 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

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Mar 14, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced in House

Feb 13, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Veterans Mental Health Crisis Referral Enhancement Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a three-year pilot program under which Vet Centers and VA medical facilities provide veterans who are experiencing mental health crises with referrals to approved non-VA mental health care providers.

The VA must report on the implementation, outcomes, and effectiveness of the pilot program.

What's happening now March 14, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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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 10

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

PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025

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Cosponsors 1

Murphy, Gregory F.

North Carolina · Feb 13, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1290: Veterans Mental Health Crisis Referral Enhancement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1290/

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"H.R. 1290: Veterans Mental Health Crisis Referral Enhancement Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1290/.

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H.R. 1290, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1290/.

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