Helping Heroes Act

Summary

Helping Heroes Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Veteran Family Resource Program to address social determinants of health challenges experienced in veterans’ family units and ensure veterans and their families have access to services and resources to support wellness within the family units. In implementing the program, the VA must (1) appoint at least one family coordinator in each Veterans Integrated Service Network (regional VA health care administrative areas), and (2) ensure adequate staffing and resources to ensure family coordinators are able to carry out their duties and functions. Under the bill, a family coordinator’s function is generally to serve at a VA medical center as a point person regarding VA and community resources for veterans, their families, and caregivers and survivors of veterans. The VA may expand the program to additional medical centers as appropriate. Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this bill, and not less frequently than once every five years after, the VA must survey disabled veterans and their families to identify and better understand their needs.

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Timeline

1. 25 February 2025

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 February 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 February 2025

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 February 2025

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Sponsors

• Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
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