No Wrong Door for Veterans Act

This bill, called the No Wrong Door for Veterans Act, renews and improves a VA grant program that funds local groups to help prevent suicide among veterans, service members, and their families. It lets more types of organizations, including health care providers, apply for these grants and requires a standard mental health risk screening chosen by the VA. It also requires grantees to tell people they may be able to get emergency suicide care paid for by the VA and to alert the VA if someone asks for that care. If the VA does not provide services within 72 hours after a referral, the person must be treated as eligible for that emergency suicide care.

The bill continues funding for the program, including a total of $174 million for 2021–2025 and $52.5 million for 2026. It also adds practical steps, like yearly briefings at nearby VA medical centers to make sure staff know how the program works. In later applications, grantees must show that earlier funds reached a significant number of veterans. Beyond suicide prevention, the bill allows VA care to include adaptive prosthetic devices for sports and recreation and extends certain limits on pension payments until January 30, 2033 .

Key points

• Who is affected: Veterans, service members, and families seeking suicide prevention help; community groups and health care providers that apply for VA grants; VA medical centers in areas served by grantees.
• What changes: More eligible applicants; standard risk screening; required notices about emergency suicide care and a 72-hour backstop; continued funding; adaptive sports prosthetics included in VA care; pension payment limits extended .
• When: Funding totals include 2021–2026; emergency care notice and 72-hour rule apply once the program is in place; pension limits run through January 30, 2033.