{"id":38790,"date":"2019-05-22T15:03:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T15:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/22\/plans-to-combat-veterans-suicide-boost-va-benefits-move-ahead\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:26:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:26:44","slug":"plans-to-combat-veterans-suicide-boost-va-benefits-move-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/05\/22\/plans-to-combat-veterans-suicide-boost-va-benefits-move-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans to combat veterans suicide, boost VA benefits move ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In advance of Memorial Day, House lawmakers passed a series of nine veterans-themed bills, including several focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/03\/05\/the-new-plan-to-prevent-veteran-suicides-new-grants-better-research-more-community-focus\/\" target=_blank>suicide prevention<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of the measures must still be approved by the Senate before becoming law. But House lawmakers said the moves are an important effort to highlight the issue of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/03\/14\/va-report-cites-positive-results-from-mental-health-programs-despite-no-drop-in-veterans-suicides\/\" target=\"_blank\"> veterans mental health<\/a> to the public, and to push the Department of Veterans Affairs into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/04\/30\/frustrations-mount-over-lack-of-progress-on-preventing-veterans-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\">quicker action<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe sad statistic shows after the 20 veterans and military service members who die by suicide, 14 of those 20 have not received VA health care,\u201d said Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif. and chairman of the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, before the votes on Tuesday. \u201cThis is one step toward changing this tragic number.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/04\/30\/frustrations-mount-over-lack-of-progress-on-preventing-veterans-suicide\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BeThere.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Frustrations mount over lack of progress on preventing veterans\u2019 suicide<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">House lawmakers are promising a new push on the issue, including hearings and new legislation to address the topic.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All nine of the measures passed without objection. Several require more information from VA on mental health and suicide prevention efforts, including a measure from Rep. Max Rose, D-N.Y., which would require quicker notification to Congress of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/04\/19\/as-suicides-at-va-hospitals-increase-congress-wants-more-answers\/\" target=_blank>suicide attempts on department campuses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chamber also advanced a measure from committee ranking member Phil Roe, R-Tenn., to expand eligibility for readjustment counseling that previously excluded members of the Coast Guard, National Guard and reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers also passed a measure to create a fourth administration within VA focused specifically on education and employment programs. Those efforts are currently housed within the Veterans Benefits Administration, and advocates have argued they don\u2019t receive enough attention as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/04\/03\/veterans-education-employment-programs-could-be-shifted-to-a-new-transition-focused-va-office\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5090470.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Veterans education, employment programs could be shifted to a new transition-focused VA office<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Lawmakers are reviving plans for a fourth administration within VA to relieve pressure on the benefits workload and highlight other programs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The slate of veterans bills also included the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/10\/11\/veterans-military-retirees-will-see-a-28-percent-cola-boost-for-2019\/\" target=_blank>annual cost-of-living adjustment<\/a> for veterans benefits for next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The measure is a relatively non-controversial issue each year, tying the annual boost for a host of veterans benefits to the scheduled annual hike in Social Security benefits. Due to existing rules, lawmakers must pass the legislation each year, despite past efforts to make the cost-of-living increases automatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate leaders have not said when they may consider voting on the legislation. 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