Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025
Official title: To improve the provision of care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Veterans' Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers Act of 2025 or the Veterans' ACCESS Act of 2025
This bill addresses the administration of the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) and other Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care matters.
Among other provisions regarding the VCCP, the bill
- establishes in statute access standards that determine when a veteran is eligible to receive non-VA care through the VCCP,
- requires the VA to notify veterans regarding their eligibility for care within two business days after the VA is aware the veteran is seeking care, and
- extends the deadline for the submittal of claims under the VCCP by health care entities and providers.
The VA must address its mental health treatment programs by
- establishing a standardized screening process to determine whether a veteran satisfies criteria for priority or routine admission to a mental health residential rehabilitation treatment program or a program for residential care for mental health and substance abuse disorders,
- tracking the performance of medical facilities and Veterans Integrated Service Networks in meeting the requirements for mental health treatment screenings and timely admission to treatment programs under such screenings, and
- establishing an appeal process for when a veteran is denied admission to a covered treatment program or is accepted into a program but not offered bed placement in a timely manner.
Additionally, the VA must establish an online self-service module for veterans to request and manage appointments, track referrals, and appeal and track decisions related to requests for care.
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- PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
- AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN
- AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
- AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
- AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
- AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)
- Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-740/
"H.R. 740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-740/.
H.R. 740, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-740/.
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