U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9247: ON TIME Act
Status: In committee, July 6, 2026
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a suicide prevention coordinator is available at each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including outside the operating hours of such medical center, as needed, to accommodate a request for suicide prevention planning services, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a suicide prevention coordinator is available at each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including outside the operating hours of such medical center, as needed, to accommodate a request for suicide prevention planning services, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 10, 2026:
A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a suicide prevention coordinator is available at each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including outside the operating hours of such medical center, as needed, to accommodate a request for suicide prevention planning services, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Outreach Now: Timely Intervention for Mental Health Emergencies Act or the ON TIME Act . SECTION 2. Staffing of Suicide Prevention Coordinators at the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Suicide prevention coordinator staffing Section 1720F of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (m) Suicide Prevention Coordinator Staffing The Secretary shall ensure that a suicide prevention coordinator is available at each medical center of the Department, including outside the operating hours of such medical center, as needed, to accommodate a request for suicide prevention planning services. . (b) Limitation on additional positions Subsection (m) of section 1720F, as added by this section, does not authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire any additional full time equivalent positions.
Sponsors
- Erin Houchin (R, HD-009) · primary sponsor
- Frank Mrvan (D, HD-001)
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB9247?
- HB9247 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): ON TIME Act.
- What does HB9247 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a suicide prevention coordinator is available at each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including outside the operating hours of such medical center, as needed, to accommodate a request for suicide prevention planning services, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9247?
- In committee as of July 6, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (July 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9247?
- Erin Houchin (R, HD-009), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9247?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9247
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