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Summary
This bill authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign VA physicians to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in U.S. territories and possessions, including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands. Traveling physicians may be assigned for up to one year at a time and will coordinate care with civilian medical providers in those territories. Traveling physicians will receive regular compensation plus a relocation or retention bonus similar to what is offered to physicians relocating to other VA facilities. The bill also extends a deadline in pension payment provisions from November 30, 2031 to December 31, 2032.
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Sponsor (1)
12 cosponsors
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU)
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS)
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR)
Actions (18)
- Sep 16, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Sep 15, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Sep 15, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 21 (Roll no. 266). (text: CR H4284) · house
- Sep 15, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 21 (Roll no. 266). (text: CR H4284: 1)
- Sep 15, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4300) · house
- Sep 15, 2025 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. · house
- Sep 15, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3400. · house
- Sep 15, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4284) · house
- Sep 15, 2025 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
- Sep 10, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 219. · house
- Sep 10, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-263. · house
- Jul 23, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. · house
- Jul 23, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Jul 3, 2025 Subcommittee on Health Discharged · house
- Jun 12, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
- Jun 6, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
- May 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- May 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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Roll-call votes (1)
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- On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed
371 Yea · 21 Nay · 40 Not voting
- Republicans31Yea3Nay3NV
- Democrats26Yea0Nay2NV
The party tally and member list below cover the 65 of 432 positions we've recorded so far; the outcome above is the official chamber result.
See how each member voted (65)
Yea(57)
- August Pfluger
- Becca Balint
- Beth Van Duyne
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Brian Babin
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Chrissy Houlahan
- Christopher H. Smith
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Craig A. Goldman
- Dan Crenshaw
- Donald Norcross
- Dwight Evans
- Frank Pallone
- Glenn Thompson
- Greg Casar
- Guy Reschenthaler
- Henry Cuellar
- Herbert C. Conaway
- Jake Ellzey
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Joaquin Castro
- Jodey C. Arrington
- John Joyce
- John R. Carter
- Julie Johnson
- Lamonica Mciver
- Lance Gooden
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Lloyd Doggett
- Lloyd Smucker
- Madeleine Dean
- Marc A. Veasey
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Michael Cloud
- Michael T. Mccaul
- Mike Kelly
- Monica De La Cruz
- Morgan Luttrell
- Nathaniel Moran
- Nellie Pou
- Pat Fallon
- Pete Sessions
- Randy K. Sr. Weber
- Robert Menendez
- Robert P. Bresnahan
- Roger Williams
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Summer L. Lee
- Sylvia R. Garcia
- Thomas H. Kean
- Troy E. Nehls
- Veronica Escobar
- Vicente Gonzalez
- Wesley Hunt
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Full text
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign physicians of the Department of Veterans Affairs to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in the territories and possessions of the United States, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare Act” or the “TRAVEL Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS ASSIGNMENT OF TRAVELING PHYSICIANS TO SERVE TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS.
(a) In General.—Subchapter I of chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “Sec. 7415. Traveling physicians
“(a) In General.—(1) The Secretary may assign a physician appointed under section 7401 or section 7431 of this title to serve as a traveling physician for a period of not more than one year at a time. A physician assigned to serve as a traveling physician under this section may be assigned to provide health care to veterans residing in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, or any other territory or possession of the United States at Department facilities or other approved facilities located in such territory or possession.
“(2) The Secretary may assign multiple physicians to serve as traveling physicians under this section and may assign each such physician to serve in a specific territory or possession.
“(b) Coordination of Care.—In providing care under this section, traveling physicians shall coordinate with non-Department medical providers to the extent practicable and necessary to ensure high quality and coordinated care for veterans receiving hospital care and medical services.
“(c) Pay.—In addition to pay under section 7431 of this title, the Secretary shall provide a relocation or retention bonus to traveling physicians under this section. Such relocation or retention bonus shall be substantially similar to a relocation or retention bonus offered under section 7410(a) of this title, as the Secretary considers appropriate.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7414 the following new item:
“7415. Traveling physicians.”.
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.—Title 38, United States Code, is further amended as follows:
(1) In section 7410(a)(1), by—
(A) by striking “retention allowances” and inserting “retention bonuses”; and
(B) by striking the second comma after “section 7401(1) of this title”; and
(2) In section 7431(e)(5)(B), by striking “retention allowances” and inserting “retention bonuses”.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF PENSION.
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “November 30, 2031” and inserting “December 31, 2032”.
Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2025.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3400
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign physicians of the Department of Veterans Affairs to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in the territories and possessions of the United States, and for other purposes.
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