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H.R. 6595 119th Congress House

To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the availability of care for veterans at facilities of the Department of Defense.

Introduced: December 10, 2025 Introduced by: Derek Schmidt Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Dec 18, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 10, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 10, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
  • S 3388 SERVE Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Lobbying activity 5

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

  • DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
    for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
    for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
    for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
    for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • PACE, LLP
    for AMERICAN RIVERS ACTION FUND · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Elfreth, Sarah
Maryland · Dec 10, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6595: To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the availability of care for veterans at facilities of the Department of Defense.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6595/
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"H.R. 6595: To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the availability of care for veterans at facilities of the Department of Defense.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6595/.
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H.R. 6595, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6595/.
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[H.R. 6595: To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the availability of care for veterans at facilities of the Department of Defense.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6595/)
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