S 5014 — Veteran Suicide Spousal Career Services Act

Summary

Expands the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program to make certain spouses eligible for employment and career services previously available only to disabled veterans.
Makes eligible for services the spouses of veterans with service-connected disabilities, surviving spouses of members of the Armed Forces, and spouses of persons who died by suicide with a service-connected disability.
Allows eligible spouses to access the same employment counseling, training, and job placement services as disabled veterans under the outreach program.
Requires the program to provide services and support to eligible spouses in the same manner as it provides services to disabled veterans.

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Sponsor (1)

Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Bill Cassidy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $59,100
GENERAL ATLANTIC $37,700
WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE $33,870
OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM $33,250
RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $30,200

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Actions (2)

Jul 16, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
Jul 16, 2026 Introduced in Senate

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Text versions (1)

Introduced in Senate · Jul 16, 2026

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 16, 2026

Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Veteran Suicide Spousal Career Services Act”.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF SPOUSES FOR SERVICES UNDER THE DISABLED VETERANS’ OUTREACH PROGRAM.

Section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph

(A), by inserting “and eligible persons” after “eligible veterans”; and

(ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting “, and eligible persons,” after “Other eligible veterans”;

(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting “and eligible persons” after “veterans” each place it appears; and

(C) in paragraph (3)—

(i) by inserting “or eligible person” after “veteran” each place it appears; and

(ii) by inserting “or eligible person’s” after “veteran’s”;

(2) in subsection (d)(1)—

(A) by inserting “and eligible persons” after “eligible veterans” each place it appears; and

(B) by striking “non-veteran-related”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(e) Eligible Person Defined.—In this section, the term ‘eligible person’ means—

“(1) any spouse described in section 4101(5) of this title;

“(2) the spouse of any person who died while a member of the Armed Forces; or

“(3) the spouse of any person who died by suicide with a service-connected disability.”. <all>

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