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S. 635 119th Congress Senate

Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recognize nurse registries for purposes of the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 19, 2025 Introduced by: Tommy Tuberville Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Health personnelLicensing and registrationsNursingVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 30, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 21, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 19, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025

This bill includes any nurse registry as an eligible health care provider under the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under the bill, a nurse registry is a person who satisfies applicable state licensure requirements and procures, or attempts to procure, contracts or agreements on behalf of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, companions, or homemakers under which such individuals may furnish health care-related or assistive services and receive compensation.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1937 Identical bill Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025
  • HR 2268 Identical bill Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 19, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 635: Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-635/
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"S. 635: Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-635/.
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S. 635, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-635/.
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