{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2426","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2426,"title":"Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-27","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"F000246","fullName":"Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":4}],"cosponsorsCount":12,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-01-13","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held"},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":["Congressional oversight","Drug, alcohol, tobacco use","Government studies and investigations","Health care quality","Mental health","Veterans' medical care"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-01-13","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-01-13","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-27","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into an agreement with an independent and objective organization to study the difference in quality of mental health and addiction therapy care provided by the VA compared to non-VA providers across various modalities. The organization must publish its findings publicly.</p>","updateDate":"2026-01-14T09:07:00Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":563,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:24:44.210Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Veterans%20Mental%20Health%20and%20Addiction%20Therapy%20Quality%20of%20Care"}]}}