S4225-119

In Committee

DOULA for VA Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Mar 26, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, DOULA for VA Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Veterans Affairs.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HB851C330C14A4ADF8CEC796537B2BDE8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delivering Optimally Urgent Labor Access for Veterans Affairs Act of 2026 or the DOULA for VA Act of 2026.
  • Section H584EB6EEDBA243DCA0EB22C17B3C5F1E: 2. Pilot program on doula support for veterans Congress finds the following: There are approximately 2,100,000 women within the veteran population in the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, DOULA for VA Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Veterans Affairs

Primary Purpose

This bill, DOULA for VA Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Veterans Affairs

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 26, 2026

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

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 26, 2026

Mr. Booker (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Healthcare Veterans Affairs
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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