Green Star Families Act has not moved since its introduction on Apr 24, 2025, with no cosponsors
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 127 words.
Green Star Families Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish free counseling services to the next of kin and former volunteer caregivers of veterans who die by suicide. (Generally, Green Star families are families of servicemembers and veterans who have died by suicide.) The VA may provide counseling services under this bill only if the services are reasonably accessible to the eligible individuals and are substantially equivalent or superior to similar services furnished by the VA to such individuals. The VA is authorized to enter into an agreement with a federal, state, or private entity to provide the counseling services. Additionally, the VA must publish information relating to the program online and provide information relating to the program to any eligible individual.
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 145 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 496 words
- Latest action
- May 12, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
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