H.R. 2426: Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-27 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held

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Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act

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Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into an agreement with an independent and objective organization to study the difference in quality of mental health and addiction therapy care provided by the VA compared to non-VA providers across various modalities. The organization must publish its findings publicly.

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Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] · 12 cosponsors

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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Steve Womack (R-AR), Josh Harder (D-CA), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), George Whitesides (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr2426.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr2426 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills