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Veterans Full-Service Care and Access Act of 2025
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive services in at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in the State or receive comparable services provided by contract in the State.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous states have access to hospital care and medical services either at a full-service Veterans Health Administration hospital within their state or through comparable services provided by contract with other healthcare providers in the state. The bill does not prevent the Secretary from providing enhanced care to veterans in hospitals located in other states. The Department of Veterans Affairs must submit a report to Congress within one year describing how it has met this requirement and the effect on the quality and standards of care provided to veterans. The bill makes a conforming amendment to the Veterans Community Care Program to specify that its provisions apply as of the bill's enactment date.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
1 cosponsor
Actions (2)
- Jun 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Jun 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 18, 2025
Mrs. Shaheen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive services in at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in the State or receive comparable services provided by contract in the State.
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 “Veterans Full-Service Care and Access Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF FULL-SERVICE HOSPITAL OF THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION IN CERTAIN STATES OR PROVISION OF COMPARABLE SERVICES THROUGH CONTRACT WITH OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE STATE.
(a) In General.—Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1716 the following new section: “Sec. 1716A. Access to full-service hospitals in certain States or comparable services through contract
“(a) Requirement.—With respect to each of the 48 contiguous States, the Secretary shall ensure that veterans in the State eligible for hospital care and medical services under section 1710 of this title may receive such hospital care and medical services at not fewer than one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration located within the geographic boundaries of the State.
“(b) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to restrict the ability of the Secretary to provide enhanced care to an eligible veteran who resides in one State in a hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in another State.”.
(b) Conforming Amendments to Veterans Community Care Program.— Section 1703(d)(1) of such title is amended in subparagraph (B) by inserting “as of the date of the enactment of the Veterans Full- Service Care and Access Act of 2025” before the semicolon at the end.
(c) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1716 the following new item:
“1716A. Access to full-service hospitals in certain States or comparable services through contract.”.
(d) Report on Implementation.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report describing the extent to which the Secretary has complied with the requirement imposed by section 1716A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), including the effect of such requirement on improving the quality and standards of care provided to veterans. <all>
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