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H.R. 3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

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H.R. 3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-26 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 10.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 10. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

Plain summary

Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants for a period of three years to eligible entities for the provision of suicide prevention services to veterans and their families. Under the bill, eligible entities include tribally designated housing entities, community-based organizations, and other private entities that meet certain requirements. Entities must submit an application to receive financial assistance that includes a description of the services they propose to provide, among other elements. The bill requires the VA to equitably distribute grants across geographic regions and areas with the most need. Additionally, the VA shall give preference to entities that are experienced in providing suicide prevention services. Entities receiving funding must notify service recipients that funding is wholly or partially from the VA.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] · 257 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3495, Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act (2019-12-19)

Cosponsors on this site

Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Steve Womack (R-AR), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Chris Pappas (D-NH), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Ann Wagner (R-MO), David P. Joyce (R-OH), James A. Himes (D-CT), David Kustoff (R-TN), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Andy Barr (R-KY), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Tom Cole (R-OK), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and 197 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] reported raising $2.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3495 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116