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H.R. 2724: VA Peer Support Enhancement for MST Survivors Act

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H.R. 2724: VA Peer Support Enhancement for MST Survivors Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-21 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-271.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 224 (2022): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2724 (2022-05-18), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 117-271. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

VA Peer Support Enhancement for MST Survivors Act

Plain summary

This act prescribes that a peer support specialist of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must not be responsible for providing assistance to a veteran regarding a claim for compensation for a covered mental health condition (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder) based on military sexual trauma (MST) experienced during active service. Such specialists must only provide counseling services, guidance, and support and must not participate in the adjudication of the claim. As part of the forms for claims for compensation for a covered mental health condition based on MST, the VA must include an option for a veteran to elect to be referred to a MST trauma coordinator at the VA facility closest to the veteran's residence. Additionally, the VA must (1) ensure that its peer support specialists receive annual training on providing peer support regarding MST, and (2) provide annual training on the processing of claims for compensation for covered mental health conditions based on MST to its MST coordinators and peer specialists.

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Official text

VA Peer Support Enhancement for MST Survivors Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] · 39 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Nancy Mace (R-SC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Josh Harder (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Peter Welch (D-VT), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), William R. Keating (D-MA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Dina Titus (D-NV)

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr2724 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117