S 793 United States Senate · 119th Congress

A bill to amend the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 to modify and reauthorize the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

S 793 amends the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program under the 2019 Veterans Mental Health Act to better support veterans' suicide prevention efforts. Key changes include increasing the maximum grant amount from $750,000 to $1.25 million, extending the program’s funding period through fiscal year 2028 with $285 million allocated (up from $174 million), and requiring the VA to establish new metrics for program evaluation. The bill also removes specific references to the "President’s Roadmap" task force, allowing the VA Secretary more flexibility in program oversight, and mandates annual briefings for nearby VA medical centers to improve coordination with grantees. These changes directly affect veterans' mental health programs receiving VA grants and aim to enhance program accountability and effectiveness.
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Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Feb 27, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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