Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action

Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act

S. 702Introduced Feb 25, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: A bill to require a study on the quality of care difference between mental health and addiction therapy care provided by health care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs compared to non-Department providers, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 25, 2025
Committee actionJul 30, 2025
Passed Senate—
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 9, 2025 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 287.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 702.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 702, Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act” on September 11, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 30, 2025”.
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S. 702, 119th Congress
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July 8, 2026
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