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H.R. 1972 119th Congress House

START Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the period during which the referral of a veteran, made by a health care provider of the Department of Vete… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the period during which the referral of a veteran, made by a health care provider of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to a non-Department provider, for care or services under the Community Care Program of such Department, remains valid.

Introduced: March 10, 2025 Introduced by: Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Mar 27, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Standardizing Treatment and Referral Times Act of 2025 or the START Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the period for a veteran’s referral for non-VA care under the Veterans Community Care Program begins on the day that the veteran has the first appointment with the non-VA provider.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1972: START Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1972/
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"H.R. 1972: START Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1972/.
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H.R. 1972, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1972/.
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