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H.R. 5261 119th Congress House

Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts owed to a third party or for which the vete… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts owed to a third party or for which the veteran is responsible under a health-plan contract.

Introduced: September 10, 2025 Introduced by: Debbie Dingell Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 10, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025

This bill modifies the limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts a veteran owes to a third party or owes under a health plan contract. Specifically, the bill allows the Department of Veterans Affairs to reimburse copayments of $100 or more and excludes deductibles and coinsurance from the limitation.

This modification must apply with respect to any reimbursement claim for emergency treatment furnished on or after February 1, 2010, including claims submitted by a member of the certified class seeking relief in Wolfe v. McDonough.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5261: Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5261/
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"H.R. 5261: Veterans Emergency Care Reimbursement Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5261/.
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H.R. 5261, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5261/.
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