3.0.0
219
2025-06-11T11:03:16Z
2025-06-11T11:03:16Z
Senate
S
S
2025-01-23
119
- ssva00
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Hearings By (full committee)
2025-05-21T20:00:02Z
  - Referred To
2025-01-23T18:40:36Z
- 2025-05-21
  - ssva00
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Committee
- 2025-01-23
  - ssva00
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
IntroReferral
- 2025-01-23
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
10000
9
Library of Congress
- B001243
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Marsha
Blackburn
R
TN
N
- T000278
Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
Tommy
Tuberville
R
AL
2025-01-23
True
- C001096
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Kevin
Cramer
R
ND
2025-01-23
True
- W000437
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Roger
Wicker
R
MS
F.
2025-01-23
True
- R000605
Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Mike
Rounds
R
SD
2025-01-23
True
- C001098
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Ted
Cruz
R
TX
2025-01-23
True
- S001232
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
Tim
Sheehy
R
MT
2025-01-23
True
- D000618
Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Steve
Daines
R
MT
2025-06-10
False
Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
2025-03-21T19:23:17Z
- Health care coverage and access
2025-03-21T19:23:27Z
- Health facilities and institutions
2025-03-21T19:23:38Z
- Hospital care
2025-03-21T19:23:48Z
- Veterans' medical care
2025-03-21T19:23:55Z
Armed Forces and National Security
2025-02-25T14:56:35Z
00
2025-01-23
Introduced in Senate
2025-03-06T20:10:30Z
Veterans Health Care Freedom Act
This bill requires the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a three-year pilot program to provide veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system with the ability to choose health care providers through the covered care system. Under the bill, the covered care system includes VA medical facilities, health care providers participating in the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP), and eligible entities or providers that have entered into a Veterans Care Agreement.
A veteran participating in the program may elect to receive care at any provider in the covered care system.
The pilot program removes certain requirements (e.g., location of the veteran) to access care at VA and non-VA facilities. After four years, the bill permanently phases out the requirements for accessing care under the VCCP and Veterans Care Agreements and requires the VA to provide such care under the same conditions of the pilot program. Additionally, after four years, veterans may receive care at a VA medical facility regardless of whether the facility is in the same Veterans Integrated Service Network as the veteran.

Veterans Health Care Freedom Act
- Display Title
45

Veterans Health Care Freedom Act
2025-06-11T11:03:16Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Veterans Health Care Freedom Act
2025-02-22T06:23:24Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the ability of veterans to access medical care in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and in the community by providing veterans the ability to choose health care providers.
2025-02-22T06:18:49Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Introduced in Senate
2025-01-23T05:00:00Z
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2025-05-21
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
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