SCHEDULES Act of 2026
Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a comprehensive standard for timing between referrals and appointments for care from the Depar… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a comprehensive standard for timing between referrals and appointments for care from the Department of Veterans Affairs and to submit a report with respect to that standard, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Scheduling for Community Health and Easy Data to Understand for Legislators to Evaluate Services Act of 2026 or the SCHEDULES Act of 2026
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a standard for timing between the date on which a referral for VA care is entered into the VA's system and the date on which an appointment for care occurs, whether at a VA facility or through care in the community.
The VA must publish the standard in the Federal Register and on a publicly accessible VA website. Additionally, the VA must submit a report at least quarterly on the number and percentage of referrals that meet the new timing standard.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4229: SCHEDULES Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4229/
"S. 4229: SCHEDULES Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4229/.
S. 4229, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4229/.
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