H.R. 5981 119th Congress House

VA Billing Accountability Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 7, 2025 Introduced by: Lloyd Smucker Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Nov 17, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Nov 7, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Nov 7, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now November 17, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Bodies those filers lobbied

Defense, Dept of (DOD)
4 filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
4 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
4 filings
SENATE
4 filings
Small Business Administration (SBA)
4 filings
U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
4 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
4 filings

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Cosponsors 6

Carter, John R.

Texas · Dec 10, 2025

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Nov 17, 2025

Finstad, Brad

Minnesota · Nov 13, 2025

Ciscomani, Juan

Arizona · Nov 7, 2025

Davis, Donald G.

North Carolina · Nov 7, 2025

Newhouse, Dan

Washington · Nov 7, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5981: VA Billing Accountability Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5981/

MLA

"H.R. 5981: VA Billing Accountability Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5981/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 5981, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5981/.

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