3.0.0 3482 2026-05-27T18:08:44Z 2026-05-27T18:08:44Z House H HR 2025-05-19 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3482 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 84 (Monday, May 19, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARRETT:H.R. 3482.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2147]]]> ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2026-05-20T17:20:05Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2025-06-11T16:52:38Z Referred to 2025-06-06T16:52:26Z Reported By 2026-03-30T16:07:56Z Markup By 2026-02-12T19:00:42Z Discharged from 2026-02-05T18:57:51Z Referred To 2025-05-19T16:03:00Z 2026-05-20 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2026-05-19 16:16:14 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2026-05-19 16:16:11 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3573-3474) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2026-05-19 16:16:11 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3573-3474) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2026-05-19 16:06:44 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3482. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-05-19 16:06:42 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3573-3575) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-05-19 16:06:29 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2026-03-30 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 496. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00496 2026-03-30 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-576. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2026-03-30 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-576. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2026-02-12 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2026-02-12 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-02-05 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged Committee 2025-06-11 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2025-06-06 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2025-05-19 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2025-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-05-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001321 Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] Tom Barrett R MI 7 N B001315 Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] Nikki Budzinski D IL 13 2026-02-12 False 2026-03-20T18:51:00Z H.R 3482, Veterans Community Care Scheduling Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62232 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on February 12, 2026 Armed Forces and National Security Computers and information technology 2025-06-27T16:12:47Z Health personnel 2025-06-27T16:12:40Z Internet, web applications, social media 2025-06-27T16:12:33Z Veterans' medical care 2025-06-27T16:12:28Z Armed Forces and National Security 2026-04-02T22:23:15Z 07 2026-03-30 Reported to House 2026-05-27T18:08:06Z Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement an electronic process for scheduling health care appointments furnished by the VA or through the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) and extends an existing limitation on certain pensions. Under the bill, the VA must implement the electronic process not later than two years after the enactment of this bill.

The VA must implement a mandatory training program for VA schedulers or other employees involved in scheduling appointments regarding guidelines for the implementation of the electronic process. Additionally, the VA must prescribe performance benchmarks and outcome-based metrics for the electronic process.

The VA must also implement an outreach strategy to encourage non-VA health care providers participating in the VCCP to participate in the electronic process.

Under current law, the pension paid to veterans who reside in Medicaid nursing homes and have no spouse or child is limited to $90 a month through January 31, 2033. The bill extends this limitation through June 30, 2033.

]]> Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act 2026-05-27T05:08:25Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act 2026-05-22T02:38:25Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an online program through which an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs may schedule an appointment for a covered veteran with a non-Department health care provider under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes. 2026-05-22T02:38:25Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act 2026-03-31T04:53:24Z H House Reported in House RH Display Title 45 Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act 2025-05-27T04:23:43Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act 2025-05-27T04:23:42Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an online program through which an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs may schedule an appointment for a covered veteran with a non-Department health care provider under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes. 2025-05-27T04:18:23Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2026-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3482rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr3482rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2026-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3482eh/xml/BILLS-119hr3482eh.xml Reported in House 2026-03-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3482rh/xml/BILLS-119hr3482rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3482ih/xml/BILLS-119hr3482ih.xml 2026-05-20 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.