3.0.0 5261 2026-04-01T01:18:50Z 2026-04-01T01:18:50Z House H HR 2025-09-10 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5261 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. DINGELL:H.R. 5261.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H4239]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2025-09-22T17:10:03Z Referred To 2025-09-10T14:02:20Z 2025-09-22 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2025-09-10 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2025-09-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-09-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] Debbie Dingell D MI 6 N Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 2025-09-18T15:50:57Z 00 2025-09-10 Introduced in House 2026-04-01T01:18:46Z Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025

This bill modifies the limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts a veteran owes to a third party or owes under a health plan contract. Specifically, the bill allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to reimburse copayments of $100 or more and excludes deductibles and coinsurance from the limitation.

This modification must apply with respect to any reimbursement claim for emergency treatment furnished on or after February 1, 2010, including claims submitted by a member of the certified class seeking relief in Wolfe v. McDonough.

]]> Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025 Display Title 45 Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025 2025-09-18T04:23:17Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025 2025-09-18T04:23:15Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts owed to a third party or for which the veteran is responsible under a health-plan contract. 2025-09-18T04:18:21Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-09-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5261ih/xml/BILLS-119hr5261ih.xml 2025-09-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.