HR 5203 119th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Assault and harassment offenses Employment and training programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Law enforcement officers Sex offenses Veterans' medical care

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update directives of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the management of acute sexual assault, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 8, 2025 Introduced by: Morrison, Kelly Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 20, 2026

Committee Hearings Held

Mar 18, 2026

Committee Hearings Held

Mar 18, 2026

Subcommittee on Health Discharged

Dec 19, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 8, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sep 8, 2025

Introduced in House

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

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

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Cosponsors 1

Stansbury, Melanie A.

New Mexico · Jul 9, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5203: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update directives of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the management of acute sexual assault, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5203/

MLA

"H.R. 5203: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update directives of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the management of acute sexual assault, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5203/.

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H.R. 5203, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5203/.

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[H.R. 5203: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update directives of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the management of acute sexual assault, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5203/)