H.R. 748 119th Congress House

RELIEVE Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment fu… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: January 28, 2025 Introduced by: Jack Bergman Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security Emergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insuranceVeterans' medical care

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Dec 19, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 28, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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What's happening now December 19, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act or the RELIEVE Act

This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system.

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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 59

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

GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.
for GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CGCN GROUP, LLC
for GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
for NATIONAL ASSN OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
ADAMS AND REESE, LLP
for LLOG EXPLORATION CO., LLC · Louisiana · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DAVIS & HARMAN LLP
for INSPERITY · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
for AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
59 filings
SENATE
59 filings
Treasury, Dept of
16 filings
Natl Economic Council (NEC)
10 filings
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
9 filings
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
9 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
8 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
8 filings

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Cosponsors 5