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H.R. 4625 117th Congress House

VA Caregiver Transparency Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify and improve the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 7, 2022 Introduced by: Jack Bergman Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsFamily services
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Health care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsRight of privacyVeterans' medical care
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2021
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 28, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 28, 2021
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Jul 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action July 28, 2021

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Caregiver Transparency Act

This bill modifies the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers and Program of General Caregiver Support Services, including by requiring any assistance or support decisions to be subject to the VA's clinical appeals process.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Sep 30, 2022
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jul 18, 2022
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jun 7, 2022
Ferguson, A.
· Nov 3, 2021
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Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Sep 30, 2021
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jul 22, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4625: VA Caregiver Transparency Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4625/
MLA
"H.R. 4625: VA Caregiver Transparency Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4625/.
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H.R. 4625, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4625/.
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[H.R. 4625: VA Caregiver Transparency Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4625/)
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