S-2096 — Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act

YourVoice.Now Summary

Named for two service members lost to suicide, this bill strengthens the mental health support that military personnel receive as they leave the service. It requires the Department of Defense's Transition Assistance Program to provide detailed information on mental health risks — including PTSD, depression, substance abuse, and the loss of community that comes with leaving the military — and makes this module mandatory rather than optional. On the VA side, it updates the Solid Start outreach program to help newly separated veterans enroll in VA healthcare and educate them about available mental health and counseling services.

Congressional Summary

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD) to provide additional information and assistance related to mental health care to veterans in the Solid Start program and members of the Armed Forces in the Transition Assistance Program.Specifically, the bill requires that counseling provided under DOD’s Transition Assistance Program include additional mental health information, including information about the risk of suicide and other potential stressors associated with separation from the Armed Forces.The bill also expands the activities that must be carried out by the VA under the Solid Start program, which is an outreach program for veterans in their first year of separation from service. Specifically, under the program, the VA must (1) assist eligible veterans who elect to enroll in the VA health care system, and (2) educate veterans about mental health and counseling services available through the Veterans Health Administration.

Legislative Subjects

Congressional oversightCrime victimsEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsNeurological disordersSex offensesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: Senate
Status: summarized
Action: Introduced in Senate
Action Date: 2025-06-17
Date Added: 2026-03-30
Source: Congress.gov →

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