HR5611-119

Introduced

To authorize an individual who is transitioning from receiving treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue receiving treatment from such individual’s mental health care provider of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Sep 26, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize an individual who is transitioning from receiving treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue receiving treatment from such individual’s mental health care provider of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Healthcare, Veterans Affairs.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H6E66E12E34A7426EA13F5537AB157FCB: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Care Provider Retention Act of 2025.
  • Section H090C85FEA0EC400DBF5E8B0872DF9E35: 2. Retention of mental health care provider During the transition from receiving treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to treatment furnished by the...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize an individual who is transitioning from receiving treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue receiving treatment from such individual’s mental health care provider of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Healthcare, Veterans Affairs

Primary Purpose

This bill, To authorize an individual who is transitioning from receiving treatment furnished by the Secretary of Defense to treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue receiving treatment from such individual’s mental health care provider of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Healthcare Veterans Affairs

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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federal implementing agencies:
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 26, 2025

Mr. Thanedar introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Healthcare Veterans Affairs
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered individual" §H090C85FEA0EC400DBF5E8B0872DF9E35

an individual who has been diagnosed with a mental health condition and— is enrolling in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, established by section 1705 of title 38, United States Code

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