No Wrong Door for Veterans Act

Bill: 119-hr-1969
Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2025-03-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2025-03-10
text: 

No Wrong Door for Veterans Act

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which awards grants to eligible entities to provide or coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans and members of the Armed Forces and their families.

Among other elements, the bill

adjusts the maximum amount for grants awarded under the program and provides for additional funding per individual who receives suicide prevention services provided or coordinated by a grantee;

requires the VA to provide briefings about the grant program at least once a year to certain personnel at each VA medical center located within 100 miles from the primary location of a grantee;

requires baseline mental health screenings for risk provided as suicide prevention services under the program to use a protocol selected by the VA; and

modifies eligibility requirements for entities seeking grants, including by authorizing applications from health care providers.

In subsequent applications, grantees who have previously received funds under the program must include evidence that previously awarded funds served a significant number of veterans.

The bill requires grantees to notify (1) eligible individuals that they may receive emergent suicide care furnished or paid for by the VA, and (2) the VA if eligible individuals request emergent suicide care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-05-22
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2025-05-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-05-22
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2025-05-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2025-05-22
text: Considered as unfinished business.
action_date: 2025-05-20
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bost objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
action_date: 2025-05-20
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1969.
action_date: 2025-05-20
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2175-2177; text: CR H2175-2176)
action_date: 2025-05-20
text: Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2025-05-19
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.
action_date: 2025-05-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-103.
action_date: 2025-05-19
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-103.
action_date: 2025-05-06
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-03-25
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 5.
action_date: 2025-03-25
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2025-03-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2025-03-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-03-10
text: Introduced in House