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Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the consideration of continuity of health care in determining best medical interest under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced Feb 12, 2025

Latest action (Feb 12, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
DefenseHealthcare

Summary
  • Amends the Veterans Community Care Program to add a new consideration in determining a veteran's best medical interest.
  • Requires that continuity of health care be considered in the program's decision-making process.
  • Applies to all decisions made under the Veterans Community Care Program regarding veteran health services.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Tommy Tuberville’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • Employer not reported $68,223
  • BEASLEY ALLEN $19,800
  • RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES $13,782
  • BEASLEY ALLEN LAW FIRM $13,200
  • LEWIS M. CARTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY $12,100

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Tommy Tuberville → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Feb 12, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
  2. Feb 12, 2025 Introduced in Senate

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 1248 — Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act · Introduced Mar 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 85%
  • S 1245 — Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 · Introduced Jul 30, 2025 · Cong. 119 81%
  • S 2145 — GUARD Veterans’ Health Care Act · Introduced Jun 23, 2025 · Cong. 119 80%
  • S 423 — PRO Veterans Act of 2025 · Became Law Aug 14, 2025 · Cong. 119 79%
  • HR 3132 — CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025 · Introduced May 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 78%
  • S 585 — Servicemember to Veteran Health Care Connection Act of 2025 · Introduced May 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 78%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 12, 2025

Mr. Tuberville 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 require the consideration of continuity of health care in determining best medical interest under the Veterans Community Care Program, 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 “Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act”.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF CONTINUITY OF HEALTH CARE UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM.

Section 1703(d)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(F) Continuity of care.”. <all>

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