PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act
Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program to make grants to eligible entities for peer-to-peer mental health programs for veterans.
Eligible entities include (1) a nonprofit organization that has historically served the mental health needs of veterans; (2) a congressionally chartered veteran service organization; or (3) a state, local, or tribal veteran service agency, director, or commissioner.
The VA shall establish an advisory committee to create appropriate program standards.
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- NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
- WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.
- DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
- DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
- DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
- NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
- Veterans Employment & Training Service
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 438: PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-438/
"H.R. 438: PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-438/.
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