S. 1245 · 119th Congress — Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025
Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 This bill modifies and implements policies and procedures related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and benefits for veterans who have experienced military…
- Congress
- 119
- Bill
- S 1245
- Status
- In Progress
- Introduced
- 2025-04-01
- Latest action date
- 2025-07-30
Record overview
Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 This bill modifies and implements policies and procedures related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and benefits for veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma (MST), which is generally defined as physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment that occurred while the veteran was serving in the military. In the case of any veteran who claims that a covered mental health condition (e. g. , post-traumatic stress disorder) based on MST was incurred or aggravated by active service, the VA must consider (1) a diagnosis of the condition by a mental health professional, (2) a medically proven link between current symptoms and MST, and (3) credible corroborating evidence that MST occurred.
Latest action
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sponsors
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Connecticut · Senate · Democratic
Record provenance
Stored record updated: 2026-09-16. This is separate from the action date and does not establish enactment.