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H.R. 961 119th Congress House

Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to provide veteran health savings accounts to allow veterans to receive primary care f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to provide veteran health savings accounts to allow veterans to receive primary care furnished under non-Department direct primary care service arrangements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 4, 2025 Introduced by: Chip Roy Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightFraud offenses and financial crimesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 6, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a five-year pilot program to provide veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system with the option to receive primary care services from a non-VA health care provider under a direct primary care service arrangement and pay using a veteran health savings account.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Gill, Brandon
Texas · Apr 28, 2025
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Feb 10, 2025
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Crane, Elijah
Arizona · Feb 4, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 961: Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-961/
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"H.R. 961: Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-961/.
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H.R. 961, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-961/.
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[H.R. 961: Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-961/)
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