H.R. 1969 Passed the House Armed Forces and National Security

No Wrong Door for Veterans Act

To amend and reauthorize the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] Introduced March 10, 2025 Cosponsors 1 (1 R) Latest action May 22, 2025

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. May 22, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. May 22, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 22, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  4. May 22, 2025 Considered as unfinished business.
  5. May 20, 2025 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.
  6. May 20, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1969.
  7. May 20, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2175-2177; text: CR H2175-2176)
  8. May 20, 2025 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  9. May 19, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.
  10. May 19, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-103.
  11. May 6, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  12. Mar 25, 2025 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 5.

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