H. R. 6024
Introduced in House · November 26, 2025November 12, 2025
Mr. Crow (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To improve mental health services of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents; TITLE I—IMPROVEMENT OF WORKFORCE IN SUPPORT OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE; 101. Report on market pay surveys for Readjustment Counseling Service positions; 102. Qualifications of appointees in occupations that support mental health programs; 103. Report on coordination of Veterans Health Administration with Readjustment Counseling Service; TITLE II—IMPROVEMENT OF VET CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY; 201. Vet Center defined; 202. Comptroller General report on Readjustment Counseling Service model for expansion of Vet Center footprint; 203. Improvement of guidance and information to improve veteran outreach efforts by Vet Centers; 204. Report on information technology system of Readjustment Counseling Service; TITLE III—WOMEN VETERANS; 301. Study on effectiveness of suicide prevention and mental health outreach programs of Department of Veterans Affairs for women veterans; 302. Requirement for Department of Veterans Affairs to modify the REACH VET program to incorporate risk factors weighted for women veterans; 303. Review of and report on reintegration and readjustment services for veterans and family members in group retreat settings; TITLE IV—OTHER MATTERS; 401. Extension of Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program; 402. Access to mental health residential rehabilitation treatment programs for veterans with spinal cord injury or disorder; 403. Mental health consultations and outreach on mental health services for veterans receiving compensation for disabilities relating to mental health diagnoses; 404. Joint report on effectiveness of programs of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense that promote access to mental health services for transitioning members of the Armed Forces
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,