Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act of 2026
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 7 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act of 2026," directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take specific actions regarding veteran suicide prevention. The Secretary must provide annual, evidence-based training on suicide prevention to covered providers. Additionally, the Secretary is required to establish and maintain a "preferred provider list" of providers who have completed this training. This list must be made publicly available to eligible veterans. The Secretary must also conduct an annual review of the list and submit annual reports to congressional committees regarding the program's implementation.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +6
Does this make mental health care easier to get?
The bill promotes suicide prevention by training providers and creating a preferred provider list for veterans.
- Scored +6
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill provides veterans with better access to information regarding providers trained in suicide prevention.
- Scored +5
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill enhances veteran care by establishing a system for identifying providers trained in suicide prevention.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Access to Trained Care: The Secretary will make annual, evidence-based training on the prevention of suicide among veterans available to covered providers (Section 2(a)). This ensures providers have the necessary tools to help veterans.
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Improved Information for Veterans: The Secretary is required to establish a "preferred provider list" and make it publicly available to veterans eligible for health care under the laws administered by the Secretary (Section 2(b)(1)). This provides veterans with a way to identify providers who have completed specific training.
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Flexibility for Qualified Providers: The Secretary can include providers on the preferred provider list who completed training that is substantially similar to the VA training and meets competency standards for military health care professionals (Section 2(b)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Administrative Burden for Providers: Covered providers who do not wish to be included on the preferred provider list must submit a request to the Secretary to be removed (Section 2(b)(3)).
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.
- Healthcare
- Does this make mental health care easier to get? — The bill promotes suicide prevention by training providers and creating a preferred provider list for veterans. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill seeks to increase access to care by providing veterans with a list of providers trained in suicide prevention.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill provides veterans with better access to information regarding providers trained in suicide prevention.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill enhances veteran care by establishing a system for identifying providers trained in suicide prevention.
- 7/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/12/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 6/3/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/14/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/13/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
J. CorreaDemocrat · California
Mike FloodRepublican · Nebraska
Paul GosarRepublican · Arizona
John JamesRepublican · Michigan
Michael LawlerRepublican · New York
Christopher SmithRepublican · New Jersey
Tim WalbergRepublican · Michigan