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H.R. 5539 119th Congress House

POW Priority Care Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to assign the highest priority status for hospital care and medical services provided through the Department of Veterans… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to assign the highest priority status for hospital care and medical services provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans who are former prisoners of war.

Introduced: September 19, 2025 Introduced by: Tim Walberg Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Oct 15, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 19, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 19, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now October 15, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Cosponsors 2
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Sep 19, 2025
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 19, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5539: POW Priority Care Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5539/
MLA
"H.R. 5539: POW Priority Care Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5539/.
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H.R. 5539, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5539/.
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[H.R. 5539: POW Priority Care Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5539/)
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