H.R. 5516: VITAL Assessment Act
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H.R. 5516: VITAL Assessment Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
VITAL Assessment Act
Plain summary
VITAL Assessment Act This bill implements changes related to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership (VITAL) program, which focuses on enhancing student veterans' academic success and retention by assisting with things like mental and physical health. The VA must report on the program and establish best practices, goals, and measures for the program that are uniform among the VA's medical centers. The bill also requires the VA to conduct outreach among the Armed Forces, veterans service organizations, institutions of higher learning, and noncollege degree programs regarding the VITAL program. Additionally, the VA must assess the feasibility and advisability of including the suicide rate for student veterans in the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report.
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Sponsor: Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] · 3 cosponsors
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Mike Bost (R-IL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] reported raising $5.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5516.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr5516 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117