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H.R. 467 119th Congress House

Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement of a service-connected disability to furnish veterans with medical care outside of a State, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 15, 2025 Introduced by: Jefferson Van Drew Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Computers and information technologyDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadHealth care coverage and accessPublic contracts and procurementVeterans' medical care
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Feb 20, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 15, 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

Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025

This bill expands eligibility for care under the Foreign Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by removing certain eligibility requirements. The program authorizes the VA to furnish care and services to veterans abroad (i.e., outside any state) for the treatment of service-connected disabilities or as part of a Veteran Readiness and Employment rehabilitation program. The bill expands eligibility for care by removing the requirement that a veteran have a service-connected disability or be participating in a rehabilitation program.

The bill also requires the VA to update its payment system to allow for reimbursements through electronic fund transfer.

Under the bill, the VA must assess the feasibility and implications of contracting with an appropriate non-VA entity to build a network of non-VA entities to provide hospital care and medical services abroad under the Foreign Medical Program.

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Ezell, Mike
Mississippi · Sep 16, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 467: Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-467/
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"H.R. 467: Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-467/.
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H.R. 467, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-467/.
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