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H.R. 3886

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 3886, the Veterans PTSD Screening Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 10, 2025 by Rep. Greg Murphy (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Jun 23, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Record

Text

H.R. 3886 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb3886/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 3886 IH: Veterans PTSD Screening Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3886  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 10, 2025   Mr. Murphy  (for himself,  Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , and  Ms. King-Hinds ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study to determine whether RNA sequencing can be used to effectively diagnose PTSD in veterans.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veterans PTSD Screening Act  .
2.
Study of the Department of Veterans Affairs on RNA sequencing to diagnose PTSD in veterans
(a)
Establishment
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct a study to determine whether RNA sequencing can be used to effectively diagnose veterans with inflammation or cellular stress, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
(b)
Locations
The Secretary shall carry out the study in medical facilities of the Department in five of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks.
(c)
Termination
The study shall terminate on September 30, 2027.
(d)
Report
Not later than September 30, 2028, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the results of the study.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jun 10, 2025

hb3886/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (06/10/2025)

Veterans PTSD Screening Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to study through FY2027 whether RNA sequencing can be used to effectively diagnose veterans with inflammation or cellular stress (symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder). The VA must submit to Congress a report on the results of the study.

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Murphy (R) sponsors H.R. 3886, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3886 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee
Health Subcommittee
Referred to · Jun 23, 2025 · 143 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Jun 10, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3886 has taken 3 actions since Jun 10, 2025, the latest on Jun 23, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 23, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Health Subcommittee
Jun 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 3886 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3886 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Veterans PTSD Screening Act — Display Title
  • Veterans PTSD Screening Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study to determine whether RNA sequencing can be used to effectively diagnose PTSD in veterans. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 20 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3886 in 15 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Defense, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Homeland Security, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia15—
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION—Virginia15—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS15—
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION15—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
HEATHER ANSLEY115
JEREMY VILLANUEVA115
JON RETZER115
JULIE HOWELL115
MORGAN BROWN115
NAOMI MATHIS115
PETER DICKINSON115
SHAMALA CAPIZZI115
THEODOSIUS LAWSON115
JOSEPH LEMAY114
SHANE LIERMANN114
ANTHONYA JAMES113
JOY ILEM113
LISA ELIJAH113
ANTHONYA HOLLINS112
DANICA GONZALVES112
JENNIFER HUNT112
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD111
ROSCOE BUTLER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATIONFLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATIONFLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$120K1st Quarter - Report
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATIONFLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$120K4th Quarter - Report
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATIONFLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$120K3rd Quarter - Report
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATIONFLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$108.2K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$89.2K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$87.2K4th Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$87.2K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3886 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3886’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr3886/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3886, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MURPHY:H.R. 3886.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H2616]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com