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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3951
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 101 (Thursday, June 12, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CISCOMANI:H.R. 3951.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2822]
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-09-16T20:48:20Z
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
House
Standing
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Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
    - Hearings By (subcommittee)
2025-06-24T18:11:33Z
    - Referred to
2025-06-23T18:11:22Z
  - Reported By
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  - Markup By
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  - Discharged from
2025-07-03T17:27:05Z
  - Referred To
2025-06-12T14:05:50Z
H. Rept. 119-259
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
IntroReferral
- 2025-09-15
16:58:37
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Floor
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House floor actions
- 2025-09-15
16:58:34
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4289: 1)
Floor
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House floor actions
- 2025-09-15
16:58:34
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4289: 1)
Floor
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Library of Congress
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16:50:23
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3951.
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16:50:22
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4289)
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- 2025-09-15
16:50:05
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Floor
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- 2025-09-09
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 215.
Calendars
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Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-259.
Committee
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-259.
Committee
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Library of Congress
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Committee
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged
Committee
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Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
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House committee actions
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Committee
- 2025-06-23
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Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committee
- 2025-06-12
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
IntroReferral
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Veterans' Affairs Committee
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Introduced in House
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
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H.R. 3951, Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61628
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025
Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
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- Health personnel
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- Licensing and registrations
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- Veterans' medical care
2025-07-10T16:22:04Z
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
2025-07-10T16:22:13Z
Armed Forces and National Security
2025-07-09T15:25:00Z
00
2025-06-12
Introduced in House
2025-09-10T19:50:24Z
Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025
This bill extends and expands the pilot program under which certain non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care professionals may be contracted to provide disability examinations to veterans, regardless of the jurisdiction of their licensure, for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and care. Specifically, the bill (1) expands the types of health care professionals who may provide such examinations, and (2) extends the authority for such professionals to be contracted for this purpose through January 5, 2031.
Currently, such examinations may only be contracted to licensed non-VA physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, audiologists, or psychologists. The bill expands the list to include qualified health care professionals who are eligible for appointment to specified positions in the Veterans Health Administration, including hospital or clinic directors, dentists, and pharmacists.
The VA must report on its use of the expanded authority under this bill.

Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
255

Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025
2025-09-18T04:23:16Z
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Senate
Referred in Senate
RFS
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
104

Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025
2025-09-17T02:53:16Z
H
House
Engrossed in House
EH
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
102

Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025
2025-09-10T04:08:22Z
H
House
Reported in House
RH
- Display Title
45

Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025
2025-07-30T12:51:37Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025
2025-06-19T04:53:17Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
6

To amend the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 and the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
2025-06-19T04:48:28Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Referred in Senate
2025-09-16T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3951rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr3951rfs.xml
- Engrossed in House
2025-09-15T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3951eh/xml/BILLS-119hr3951eh.xml
- Reported in House
2025-09-09T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3951rh/xml/BILLS-119hr3951rh.xml
- Introduced in House
2025-06-12T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr3951ih/xml/BILLS-119hr3951ih.xml
2025-09-16
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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