Veteran Artists Healing Act

This bill would create a program at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that lets VA medical centers buy original artwork directly from veterans who are patients there. To qualify, a veteran must have a clinical recommendation for creative arts therapy or a history of taking part in the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, and must certify the artwork is their own. The artwork must be non-partisan and focus on recovery, nature, or service. Each medical center could spend up to $2,500 per fiscal year buying art from any one veteran, without needing approval from regional VA officials and without the usual rules requiring multiple bids or registration in the federal contractor system.

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Sponsors

• Cory Mills Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors