H.R. 10555: Veterans Emergency Treatment and Shelter Access Act
This bill would let the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provide care, treatment, and rehabilitation services to two groups of veterans:
- veterans with serious mental illness, and
- veterans who are homeless.
Under current law, some VA services are tied to whether a veteran qualifies for certain kinds of VA institutional care, such as hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care. This bill would change that by allowing the VA to provide these services to the listed veterans even if they do not qualify for those types of care.
The bill says the VA could provide these services directly or through contracts with community-based treatment facilities, including halfway houses.
It also updates a related definition in existing law so that the new provision is covered under the VA’s rules for these kinds of services.
If enacted, the changes would take effect 90 days after the bill becomes law.
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| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| Sep. 24, 2026 | Introduced in House |
| Sep. 24, 2026 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
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