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H.R. 3482 119th Congress House

Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an online program through which an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs may schedule an appointme… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an online program through which an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs may schedule an appointment for a covered veteran with a non-Department health care provider under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 19, 2025 Introduced by: Tom Barrett Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Computers and information technologyHealth personnelInternet, web applications, social mediaVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 19, 2026 · 4:06 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3573-3575)
May 19, 2026 · 4:06 PM EDT
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 19, 2026 · 4:16 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3573-3474)
May 19, 2026 · 4:16 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3573-3474)
May 19, 2026 · 4:06 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3482.
May 19, 2026 · 4:16 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 30, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-576.
Mar 30, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 496.
Feb 12, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 12, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 5, 2026
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged
Jun 11, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jun 6, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
May 19, 2025
Introduced in House
May 19, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement an electronic process for scheduling health care appointments furnished by the VA or through the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) and extends an existing limitation on certain pensions. Under the bill, the VA must implement the electronic process not later than two years after the enactment of this bill.

The VA must implement a mandatory training program for VA schedulers or other employees involved in scheduling appointments regarding guidelines for the implementation of the electronic process. Additionally, the VA must prescribe performance benchmarks and outcome-based metrics for the electronic process.

The VA must also implement an outreach strategy to encourage non-VA health care providers participating in the VCCP to participate in the electronic process.

Under current law, the pension paid to veterans who reside in Medicaid nursing homes and have no spouse or child is limited to $90 a month through January 31, 2033. The bill extends this limitation through June 30, 2033.

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Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Feb 12, 2026
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