Veteran Resources - Veteran-Related News & Legislation

New data shows 11% decline in veteran homelessness since 2020

VETERANS AFFAIRS POSTED ON FRIDAY, 04 NOVEMBER 2022 04:09   The Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Housing...

Opinion | Recent mental health acts are the non-partisan reform veterans need and deserve

By – Ally Pronina, Opinions Columnist America is politically divided now more than ever, but at least we...

Revising and Expediting Actions for the Crisis Hotline (REACH) for Veterans Act

(Source: www.legion.org) ‘Deficiencies remain’: Bill would address issues with Veterans Crisis Line Two lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday...

S. 1003 – Veterans’ Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan (VET OPP) Act of 2019

The legislation would create a new administration, the Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, which would be accountable to...

S. 2661 – National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020

This bill designates 9-8-8 as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which would include the Veterans Crisis Line for...

S. 2830 – GI Bill Planning Act of 2019

The GI Bill Planning Act would give enlistees six months – instead of just two weeks – to...

S. 2991 – Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

This legislation would direct the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct an independent expert study on...

S. 3008 – Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation

This bill enables the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who owned a small business to retain priority...

S. 3195 – Promoting Coordination for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act of 2020

This bill requires a five-year review of veteran suicides within the first year of a veteran’s separation from...

S. 3235 – Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act

This bill requires the VA to conduct a pilot program to study the benefits of nonprofit posttraumatic growth...