This bill, called the 'Have You Served Act,' creates a grant program to help identify veterans who might need support services. Here's what it does: The Department of Veterans Affairs will give grants of up to $200,000 each to states and Native American tribes that have veteran suicide prevention plans. These grants fund 'Ask the Question Campaigns'—training programs that teach social workers, government employees, and community service providers how to ask their clients if they or their loved ones have served in the military. The goal is to connect veterans with VA resources and other support services they might not know about.

To qualify for a grant, states and tribes must develop a suicide prevention plan focused on veterans and submit it to the VA for approval. The VA will provide technical help to grantees, including sharing best practices from other programs, information about local veteran resources, and suicide risk screening methods. The program will run from 2026 through 2030, with up to 25 grants available each year. Grant recipients must report back to the VA on how many professionals they trained and other results from their campaigns.

The bill also directs the VA to work with other federal agencies—like those handling social services and healthcare—to implement similar 'Ask the Question' efforts in their programs. This means when people interact with federal agencies for benefits or services, staff will be trained to identify veterans and connect them with help. The total funding authorized is $6 million per year for five years, with Congress receiving annual reports on the program's progress and effectiveness.