House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
ON TIME Act
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a suicide prevention coordinator is available at each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including outside the operating hours of such medical center, as needed, to accommodate a request for suicide prevention planning services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Erin Houchin R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 10, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 6, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9247.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HOUCHIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 98, June 10, 2026, Pages H4085-H4086):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 10, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9247, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9247
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 1, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Erin Houchin.
- H.R. 9191 (119th) National Fossil Act of 2026
- H.R. 5184 (119th) Affordable HOMES Act
- H.R. 7890 (119th) Science of Reading Act of 2026
- H.R. 2399 (119th) Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025
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- H.Res. 1333 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.