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Take Care of America’s Veterans Act 

Congress is advancing a major veterans omnibus bill — a single, comprehensive package designed to move a wide range of solutions forward at once. Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) has long advocated for dozens of the reforms included, and we believe this bill represents a rare opportunity to deliver meaningful progress for millions of veterans, families, and caregivers.

WWP supports moving these priorities forward and believes the veteran community has waited long enough for action.

     Specifically, this bill would:

 

Pass the Major Richard Star Act to address the wounded veteran tax and strengthen benefits for veterans and their families

 

Improve access to timely, high-quality mental health care, helping prevent veteran suicide

 

Ensure wounded, ill, and injured veterans have the resources they need to live independent, fulfilling lives

Explore the Bill

The Take Care of America's Veterans Act (H.R.9237 / S.4744) includes a range of targeted solutions that would make a real difference for veterans and their families. Comprised of more than 60 legislative bills, several of WWP’s highest priorities are included.

Read the House Bill  Read the Senate Bill

Take Action: Tell Congress to Advance This Legislation

This legislation has the potential to make a meaningful difference for millions of veterans, their families, and caregivers — but it needs support in Congress to move forward.

Urge your members of Congress to continue advancing the Take Care of America's Veterans Act.

Here is how it works:

  1. Enter your information into the form and select “Take Action.”
  2. Review and personalize your message.
  3. Submit your message — it will be sent directly to your members of Congress.

Frequently Asked Questions

WWP supports advancing the Take Care of America's Veterans Act because it includes more than 60 bipartisan, bicameral provisions that would expand benefits, improve health care, strengthen support for caregivers and survivors, advance brain health research, and improve services for wounded veterans and their families.

You can read our formal statements here: WWP's Statement | Joint VSO Statement.

The Take Care of America's Veterans Act (H.R. 9237 / S. 4744) is a comprehensive veterans legislative package that brings together more than 60 reforms to improve care, benefits, and services for veterans, caregivers, survivors, and families. The bill expands access to health care and mental health services, enhances caregiver and survivor programs, advances brain health research, improves support for women veterans, and addresses the needs of severely injured veterans and their families.  

The Take Care of America's Veterans Act includes more than 60 provisions designed to address some of the most pressing challenges facing veterans, caregivers, survivors, and military families. Among them are reforms that would: 

  • Address the wounded veteran tax. Nearly 60,000 combat-injured veterans are forced to forfeit a portion of their retirement pay to receive their disability compensation. The Major Richard Star Act, included in this bill, would finally address this unjust offset.
  • Strengthen financial security for the most severely disabled veterans through the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, which is included in this bill. This includes more than 7,000 of the most severely wounded veterans with complex service-connected injuries and illnesses, helping them live independently with dignity.  
  • Expand access to care for those veterans facing critical and urgent conditions. Residential Rehabilitation and Treatment Programs (RRTPs) offer vital support for veterans managing complex mental health and substance use challenges. However, delays and unclear access to these programs can worsen symptoms, increase risk of crisis, and lead some veterans to give up seeking care. The Veterans ACCESS Act would speed up admissions to RRTPs for more than 35,000 veterans, ensure screenings include critical risk factors, and improve care quality and coordination. 

The Take Care of America's Veterans Act uses projected savings from a long-planned VA rating modernization rule and reinvests those dollars in veterans, caregivers, and military families. The legislation ensures funding intended for veterans is not lost to the U.S. Treasury and remains dedicated to serving veterans.

Veterans from all generations could benefit from provisions included in the package, particularly combat-injured veterans, caregivers, women veterans, veterans living with mental health conditions, veterans with traumatic brain injuries, and families navigating VA programs and benefits. 

Yes. The Take Care of America's Veterans Act includes the Major Richard Star Act, a long-fought priority that would help nearly 60,000 combat-injured veterans receive both military retired pay and VA disability compensation. 

You can help by contacting your members of Congress and urging them to strengthen and advance the Take Care of America's Veterans Act. Lawmakers need to hear directly from veterans, military families, caregivers, and supporters about why these reforms matter. 

You can view the full text of the bill on official U.S. government websites: House version (H.R. 9237) / Senate version (S. 4744).

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