119 HR 5946 IH: Stamp Out Veterans Medical Debt Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-11-07 text/xml EN 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.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5946IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 7, 2025Mr. Flood (for himself and Mr. Self) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo provide for the issuance of a Veterans Medical Debt Relief Stamp.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stamp Out Veterans Medical Debt Act.

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Veterans Medical Debt Relief Stamp

(a)

In general

In order to afford a convenient way for members of the public to contribute to funding to pay medical debt incurred by veterans for hospital care, medical services, and extended care services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, including through the Community Care Program under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, the United States Postal Service shall provide for the issuance and sale of a special postage stamp which shall be known as the Veterans Medical Debt Relief Stamp.(b)

Terms and conditions

The issuance and sale of the Veterans Medical Debt Relief Stamp shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, United States Code, except that—(1)all amounts becoming available from the sale of the stamp shall be transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with section 416(d) of such title; and(2)the stamp—(A)shall be issued in time for Veterans Day of each year;(B)shall bear such illustration, depiction, design, or other image as the United States Postal Service shall determine; and(C)shall not be subject to any numerical limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of such title.(c)

Use of funds

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall disperse all amounts received by the Department of Veterans Affairs under subsection (b)(1) to the applicable Department offices (including the Veterans Health Administration, the Debt Management Center, the Financial Service Center, and the VHA Revenue Operations) for the purpose of paying down veteran medical debt incurred via unresolved copayment and coinsurance billings related to services furnished by the Department and the Community Care Program.