Bill will continue to hold the VA accountable and fight for important reforms that support our veterans.
Continue to hold the VA accountable and fight for reforms that support veterans.
Occurrences
introduced the Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act
The legislation seeks to increase the number of Community Care Network providers who complete evidence-based suicide prevention training administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs while also creating a publicly available preferred provider list to help veterans identify providers who best meet their needs.
Evidence
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Huizenga announced the Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act, which would require more VA-trained suicide prevention providers in the Community Care Network and create a public preferred provider list for veterans. The release says the bill was introduced on May 13, 2026 with bipartisan cosponsors.
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Huizenga's House office said he and Rep. Lou Correa introduced the Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act on May 13, 2026. The release describes the bill as bipartisan legislation to improve veterans' mental-health outcomes by increasing VA-administered suicide-prevention training among Community Care Network providers and creating a public preferred-provider list for veterans.
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Congress.gov records S.423, the PRO Veterans Act of 2025, as becoming Public Law No. 119-33 on August 14, 2025. It passed the House by voice vote on July 21, 2025. CRS summarized the bill as requiring VA quarterly budget briefings to Congress, including information on any budget shortfalls and plans to address them, and prohibiting specified pay incentives to senior-level VA employees.
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Public Law 119-33 requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide quarterly in-person briefings to congressional committees on the VA budget and any shortfall, present mitigation plans for shortfalls, limit critical-skill incentives for senior VA employees, establish a Veterans Experience Office, and require GAO review of VA customer-service improvement efforts.
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Congress.gov records H.R.1823, the VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act, as sponsored by Rep. Jack Bergman, passed by the House by voice vote on May 19, 2025, passed by the Senate by unanimous consent on December 18, 2025, and becoming Public Law No. 119-71 on January 20, 2026. CRS summarized it as requiring GAO review and reporting on VA funding shortfalls and requiring VA to submit the GAO report to Congress.
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Public Law 119-71 directs GAO to review the circumstances and causes of the FY2024 Veterans Benefits Administration funding shortfall and expected FY2025 Veterans Health Administration shortfall, including spending-plan comparisons, transfers, diversions, projection accuracy, and remedial actions. It also requires subsequent annual GAO reviews for five years and VA submission of GAO reports to congressional committees.
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Huizenga announced that the Battle Creek VA Medical Center would receive $14,497,160 through the Veterans Health Administration's Non-Recurring Maintenance Program for modernization, repairs, and improvements, including HVAC, building safety, elevator replacement, and sump pumps. He said veterans deserve the best care and that facility investment is needed for that care.
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"VA also cut disability claim processing times nearly in half."
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"VGLI enrollees will not have to pay insurance premiums for three months"
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"$1.17 billion in grants to 680 organizations across the country"
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"reduce by weeks the average time it takes Veterans to secure Department of Veterans Affairs benefits"
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"Now the House is recessing with nothing for veterans."
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"Huizenga (MI) | Republican | Withdrawn Directs the Secretary of the VA"
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"Mr. HUIZENGA (for himself, Mr. CORREA, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. LAWLER, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following bill"
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"HR 8793 Veterans Suicide Prevention and Care Enhancement Act of 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · 2026-06-12"
Assessments
Huizenga took same-term, candidate-specific action by introducing bipartisan legislation aimed at improving VA-connected suicide-prevention care for veterans. Related VA accountability and veteran-service reforms also became law during the same congressional term, including budget-shortfall oversight and reporting requirements, but the evidence does not show Huizenga as sponsor, author, or a clearly material driver of those enacted laws. Because the record supports real effort and some related outcomes but not full Huizenga-credited delivery of the broad promise, partial credit is appropriate.
Huizenga took concrete same-term action related to the promise by introducing bipartisan federal legislation aimed at improving veterans' mental health care access through VA-connected community care reforms. That shows he materially fought for veterans-related reform and VA accountability, but the evidence only shows bill introduction, not enactment or a completed reform outcome. Because the promised language is broad and action-oriented, this merits partial credit rather than full delivery.