S 702

Summary

Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into an agreement with an independent and objective organization to study the difference in quality of mental health and addiction therapy care provided by the VA compared to non-VA providers across various modalities. The organization must publish its findings publicly.

Bill status

Status

Reported

Sponsor

Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]

Cosponsors

8

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Introduced

2025-02-25

Latest action

2025-12-09: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 287.

Committee referrals

• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Reported By · 2025-12-09
• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Markup By · 2025-07-30
• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Hearings By (full committee) · 2025-03-11
• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-02-25

Recent actions

• 2025-12-09: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 287.
• 2025-12-09: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
• 2025-12-09: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
• 2025-07-30: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
• 2025-03-11: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.