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Veterans

In short

Janelle Stelson's campaign would expand veterans' access to health benefits, continuing education and job training. Scott Perry's campaign backs a more accountable VA, more health care options and education benefits, and new PTSD treatments. Perry voted for laws on VA accountability, the GI Bill and care outside the VA, and against the 2022 PACT Act on toxic exposure; all had wide support. His PTSD treatment bill, filed each Congress since 2020, has not passed.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Janelle Stelson

Would vote to expand veterans' access to health benefits, continuing education and job training.

Scott Perry

Supports a more accountable VA, more health care options for veterans and their families, more education benefits and new PTSD treatments.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Scott Perry: Matches stated record claim

    He has introduced the TREAT PTSD Act in each Congress since 2020, to have the VA and Defense Department offer stellate ganglion block; no version has passed.

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    His campaign says he continues to support legislation to give veterans cutting-edge PTSD treatment. He is the sponsor of the TREAT PTSD Act and has introduced it in each Congress since January 2020, most recently as H.R. 1947 in March 2025. It would require the VA and the Defense Department to offer stellate ganglion block to veterans and service members with PTSD. None of the versions has passed. Limit: The record shows the bill, not any treatment delivered. Whether stellate ganglion block counts as cutting edge is a medical question this card does not judge.

  2. official action

    Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

    He voted for the 2014 Choice Act, the 2018 MISSION Act and the 2024 Dole Act, and against the 2022 PACT Act on care for toxic exposure.

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    His campaign says he continues to support legislation to give veterans and their families more health care options. He voted for the 2014 Choice Act and the 2018 MISSION Act, which set up programs for veterans to get care from providers outside the VA. In 2024 he voted for the Dole Act, which covers access to that care, home care and help for family caregivers. He voted against the PACT Act twice in 2022; it expanded VA care for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins and passed 342-88. Limit: All four laws passed with wide support. The PACT Act, which he opposed, widened who can get VA care rather than where they get it.

  3. official action

    Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

    He voted for the 2017 Forever GI Bill, which ended the time limit on using Post-9/11 benefits for some veterans and passed 405-0.

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    His campaign says he continues to support legislation to give veterans greater education benefits. In 2017 he voted for the Forever GI Bill, which ended the time limit on using Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits for some veterans. It passed 405-0 and became law. Limit: One vote on a bill no member opposed. It shows the direction of his record, not every veterans' education vote.

  4. official action

    Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

    He voted for the 2017 law that made it easier for the VA to remove or demote employees, and cosponsored a 2014 VA accountability bill.

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    His campaign says he continues to support legislation to make the VA more accountable. In 2017 he voted for the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, which gave the VA Secretary more power to remove, demote or suspend employees. It passed 368-55 and became law. In 2014 he cosponsored the VA Management Accountability Act. Limit: The 2017 law passed with wide support. The card shows his votes and bills, not how the VA has changed.

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Sources18 source records

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  1. Janelle Stelson for Congress, prioritieshttps://janellestelson.com/priorities/

    Friends of Janelle Stelson · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01; about 3,000 words under eleven headings. Much of it is about Perry, which is out of scope here.

    candidate statement

    For: Janelle Stelson: campaign position

  2. Patriots for Perry, issueshttps://patriotsforperry.com/issues/

    Patriots for Perry · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01; 1,060 words under twelve headings. Undated; several passages still refer to the Biden-Harris administration.

    candidate statement

    For: Scott Perry: campaign position; Scott Perry: Matches stated record claim; Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  3. H.R. 1947, TREAT PTSD Act (119th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1947

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Introduced 2025-03-06 by Rep. Perry with 14 cosponsors. Directs the VA and the Defense Department to furnish stellate ganglion block to veterans and service members with PTSD. He introduced the same Act as H.R. 5648 (116th), H.R. 1656 (117th) and H.R. 3023 (118th), and in May 2026 split it into H.R. 8763 (VA) and H.R. 8764 (TRICARE). None has passed.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated record claim

  4. H.R. 1947, as introducedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1947ih/html/BILLS-119hr1947ih.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Title: to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to furnish stellate ganglion block to veterans and members of the Armed Forces with post-traumatic stress disorder.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated record claim

  5. House roll call 467, 2014 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report on H.R. 3230, the Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014, 2014-07-30. Agreed to 420-5. Perry (P000605) recorded Yea. Became Public Law 113-146.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  6. Public Law 113-146, Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-113publ146/html/PLAW-113publ146.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 101 expands veterans' hospital care and medical services through agreements with providers outside the VA.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  7. House roll call 189, 2018 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of S. 2372, the VA MISSION Act of 2018, 2018-05-16. Passed 347-70. Perry (P000605) recorded Aye. Became Public Law 115-182.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  8. Public Law 115-182, VA MISSION Act of 2018https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ182/html/PLAW-115publ182.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 101 establishes the Veterans Community Care Program, under which eligible veterans can get care from providers outside the VA.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  9. House roll call 504, 2024 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On the motion to suspend the rules and pass S. 141, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, 2024-12-16. Passed 382-12. Perry (P000605) recorded Yea. Became Public Law 118-210. He had voted Yea on the House version, H.R. 8371, on 2024-11-18 (roll 466, 389-9).

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  10. Public Law 118-210, Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-118publ210/html/PLAW-118publ210.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Title I, Subtitle A covers the Veterans Community Care Program; section 101 has community care eligibility decided by the veteran and the referring clinician. Section 123 sets up home- and community-based services programs; section 125 improves the family caregiver program.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  11. House roll call 57, 2022 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of H.R. 3967, the Honoring our PACT Act, 2022-03-03. Passed 256-174. Perry (P000605) recorded Nay.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  12. House roll call 309, 2022 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of S. 3373, the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022, 2022-07-13. Passed 342-88. Perry (P000605) recorded Nay. Became Public Law 117-168.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  13. Public Law 117-168, Honoring our PACT Act of 2022https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-117publ168/html/PLAW-117publ168.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Section 103 expands VA health care eligibility for toxic-exposed veterans.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  14. House roll call 409, 2017 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On the motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended, H.R. 3218, the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017, 2017-07-24. Passed 405-0. Perry (P000605) recorded Yea. Became Public Law 115-48.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  15. Public Law 115-48, Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ48/html/PLAW-115publ48.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The 'Forever GI Bill'. Section 112 ends the time limit on using Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits for some veterans.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  16. House roll call 307, 2017 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of S. 1094, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, 2017-06-13. Passed 368-55. Perry (P000605) recorded Yea. Became Public Law 115-41.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  17. Public Law 115-41, VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ41/html/PLAW-115publ41.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    An Act 'to improve the accountability of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs'. Section 202 widens the Secretary's powers to remove, demote or suspend employees.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction

  18. H.R. 4031, Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4031

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Jeff Miller. Perry cosponsored it on 2014-03-21. As passed by the House (BILLS-113hr4031eh), an Act to provide for the removal of the VA's Senior Executive Service employees for performance.

    official legislative record

    For: Scott Perry: Matches stated direction