U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB6835: Veterans STAND Act
Status: In committee, June 30, 2026
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder and increase access to assistive technologies, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder and increase access to assistive technologies, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, December 18, 2025:
A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder and increase access to assistive technologies, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Spinal Trauma Access to New Devices Act or the Veterans STAND Act . SECTION 2. Provision of preventative health evaluations for veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder Section 1706 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) (1) In managing the provision of hospital care and medical services under section 1710(a) of this title, the Secretary shall furnish (through direct provision of service, referral, or a telehealth program operated by the Department) a preventative health evaluation annually to any veteran with a spinal cord injury or disorder who elects to undergo the evaluation. (2) The evaluation described in paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An assessment of any circumstance or condition the veteran is experiencing that indicates a risk for any health complication related to the spinal cord injury or disorder, including a risk of comorbidities. (B) An assessment regarding chronic pain and, if applicable, the management of chronic pain. (C) An assessment regarding …
Sponsors
- Jack Bergman (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Mike Bost (R, HD-012)
- Joseph Neguse (D, HD-CO-2)
- Josh Gottheimer (D, HD-005)
- John Moolenaar (R, HD-002)
- Jared Golden (D, HD-002)
- Bill Huizenga (R, HD-004)
- Donald Davis (D, HD-001)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
- Jason Crow (D, HD-006)
- Zoe Lofgren (D)
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Disability assistance, Veterans' medical care, Veterans' pensions and compensation, Disability and paralysis, Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation, Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB6835?
- HB6835 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Veterans STAND Act.
- What does HB6835 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder and increase access to assistive technologies, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB6835?
- In committee as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee Hearings Held (June 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6835?
- Jack Bergman (R, HD-001), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6835?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6835
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