Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
No Wrong Door for Veterans Act
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the other chamber's committee
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House voice vote
- In Senate committee
The House by voice vote (members called out yes or no together): no member's position on it was recorded.
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "No Wrong Door for Veterans Act," aims to amend and reauthorize the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program. It extends the program's duration to September 30, 2026, and provides $52,500,000 for fiscal year 2026. The Act introduces requirements for emergent suicide care and establishes a time frame for service provision. It also updates the requirements for eligible entities and mandates the use of the Columbia Protocol for screening. Additionally, the bill expands medical services to include adaptive prostheses and terminal devices for sports and recreation. Finally, it extends certain limits on pension payments.
Yes· 3 of 6
- Scored +10
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
This bill provides significant enhancements to suicide prevention, expanded medical coverage, and pension protections for veterans.
- Scored +9
Does this help veterans get medical care?
The act expands medical services to include adaptive sports equipment and streamlines access to emergent suicide care for veterans.
- Scored +9
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill reauthorizes and funds suicide prevention programs while expanding medical coverage for veterans.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Suicide Prevention and Care: The bill establishes procedures where eligible individuals receiving services from grant recipients are notified that they may be eligible for emergent suicide care under section 1720J of title 38, United States Code (Section 2(b)(1)).
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Guaranteed Care Eligibility: If the Secretary does not provide services within a 72-hour period following a referral, the individual is treated as eligible for emergent suicide care under section 1720J of title 38, United States Code (Section 2(b)(2)).
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Improved Screening Standards: Grant recipients must use the Columbia Protocol, also known as the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, for risk screening (Section 2(f)).
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Expanded Medical Services: The bill expands medical services for eligible veterans to include adaptive prostheses and terminal devices specifically for sports and other recreational activities (Section 3).
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Extended Pension Protections: The act extends certain limits on payments of pension to January 30, 2033 (Section 4).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated within the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — This bill provides significant enhancements to suicide prevention, expanded medical coverage, and pension protections for veterans. Would people with disabilities be better off under this? — The expansion of adaptive prostheses and terminal devices for sports provides positive impacts for those with physical disabilities. Would retired people be better off under this? — The extension of certain limits on pension payments provides continued financial stability for retirees.
- Healthcare
- Does this help veterans get medical care? — The act expands medical services to include adaptive sports equipment and streamlines access to emergent suicide care for veterans. Does this make mental health care easier to get? — The bill enhances suicide prevention through increased funding, better screening protocols, and easier access to emergent care.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill reauthorizes and funds suicide prevention programs while expanding medical coverage for veterans.
- 5/22/2025
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Considered as unfinished business.
- 5/20/2025
- At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bost objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1969.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2175-2177; text: CR H2175-2176)
- Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 5/19/2025
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-103.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.
- 5/6/2025
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 3/25/2025
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 5.
- 3/24/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/10/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
Jack BergmanRepublican · Michigan