Elfreth introduced H.R. 5943, which would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a Task Force on Complementary and Integrative Health/Whole Health.
Sarah Elfreth is committed to establishing a VA Task Force on Complementary and Integrative Health and Whole Health.
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Evidence
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Sponsor: Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (Introduced 11/07/2025). Latest Action: House - 11/17/2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Tracker: Tip - This bill has the status Introduced.
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On Veterans Day, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and bipartisan Psychedelics Advancing Therapies (PATH) Caucus, introduced the bipartisan Transforming Healing, Resilience, and Integrative Veteran Engagement (THRIVE) Act alongside Representative Derrick Van Orden.
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Sponsor: Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (Introduced 11/07/2025). Latest Action: House - 11/17/2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. This bill has the status Introduced. All Actions: 11/17/2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health; 11/07/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs; 11/07/2025 Introduced in House.
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H.R.5943: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a Task Force on Complementary and Integrative Health/Whole Health. Ms. Elfreth introduced the bill. Section 2 states that not later than 90 days after enactment, the Secretary shall establish the Task Force on Complementary and Integrative Health/Whole Health.
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Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth introduced the bipartisan Transforming Healing, Resilience, and Integrative Veteran Engagement (THRIVE) Act alongside Representative Derrick Van Orden. The THRIVE Act creates a task force to help evaluate complementary and integrative health therapies for veterans, and the task force would develop a framework for effectiveness, research gaps, and VA integration.
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Sponsor: Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (Introduced 11/07/2025). Latest Action: House - 11/17/2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. This bill has the status Introduced.
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H.R.5943 is a bill "To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a Task Force on Complementary and Integrative Health/Whole Health." The introduced text says Elfreth introduced the bill and that, not later than 90 days after enactment, the VA Secretary shall establish the task force.
Assessments
Elfreth introduced H.R.5943, the THRIVE Act of 2025, which directly matches the promise by directing VA to establish a Task Force on Complementary and Integrative Health/Whole Health. However, the bill remains at Introduced/referred-to-subcommittee status, with no evidence it became law or that VA established the task force. Because Elfreth is still serving in the relevant federal office, this is an active same-term effort rather than a completed delivery or final failure.
Elfreth materially advanced the promise by introducing H.R.5943, the THRIVE Act, which would direct the VA Secretary to establish a Task Force on Complementary and Integrative Health/Whole Health. However, the evidence shows the bill remained introduced/referred to committee and was not enacted, so the VA task force was not actually established. This is a serious same-term legislative attempt but not a delivered outcome.
Elfreth introduced the bipartisan THRIVE Act in the 119th Congress, which would direct VA to establish the promised Task Force on Complementary and Integrative Health and Whole Health. However, the bill remained introduced and referred to committee as of the cited congressional action, so the task force had not yet been established. Because she is still in active federal office and the measure remains pending rather than definitively failed, the proper status is unresolved with credit for a serious same-term effort.