VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3863 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 550 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3863 [Report No. 119-634] To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish annual mental health consultations to certain veterans, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 10, 2025 Ms. Budzinski (for herself and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs May 4, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Cohen, and Ms. Goodlander May 4, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 10, 2025] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish annual mental health consultations to certain veterans, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act''. SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATIONS AND OUTREACH TO A VETERAN RECEIVING COMPENSATION FOR A SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY RELATING TO A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS. (a) Annual Consultation; Outreach.--The section 1167 of title 38, United States Code, relating to mental health consultations is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), in the subsection heading, by striking ``In General'' and inserting ``Initial Consultation''; (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (3) by inserting after