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H.R. 2077 119th Congress House

Helping Heroes Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Veteran Family Resource Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2025 Introduced by: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightEmployee hiringFamily relationshipsFamily services
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Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth programs administration and fundingMental healthSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 31, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 11, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Heroes Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Veteran Family Resource Program to address social determinants of health challenges experienced in veterans’ family units and ensure veterans and their families have access to services and resources to support wellness within the family units.

In implementing the program, the VA must (1) appoint at least one family coordinator in each Veterans Integrated Service Network (regional VA health care administrative areas), and (2) ensure adequate staffing and resources to ensure family coordinators are able to carry out their duties and functions. Under the bill, a family coordinator’s function is generally to serve at a VA medical center as a point person regarding VA and community resources for veterans, their families, and caregivers and survivors of veterans.

The VA may expand the program to additional medical centers as appropriate.

Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this bill, and not less frequently than once every five years after, the VA must survey disabled veterans and their families to identify and better understand their needs.

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All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jun 2, 2026
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McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · Nov 4, 2025
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 4, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 18, 2025
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James, John
Michigan · Mar 11, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2077: Helping Heroes Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2077/
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"H.R. 2077: Helping Heroes Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2077/.
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H.R. 2077, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2077/.
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