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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an external provider scheduling program to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in scheduling appointments for care and services under…

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an external provider scheduling program to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in scheduling appointments for care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 20, 2025 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 2, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 274.
Dec 2, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 30, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 11, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Feb 20, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill establishes within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a national External Provider Scheduling Program to assist the VA in scheduling appointments for care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). The program must consist of technology that allows VA schedulers to view the schedules of health care providers participating in the VCCP in real time.

The VA must ensure the program reduces the time (1) from referral to the actual scheduling of appointments for care or services, and (2) for VA schedulers to schedule appointments for care or services.

The VA must also ensure the program is available to all VA medical centers by September 30, 2025.

What's happening now December 2, 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 274.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 17

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 20, 2025
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 20, 2025
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Feb 20, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 654: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an external provider scheduling program to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in scheduling appointments for care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-654/
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"S. 654: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an external provider scheduling program to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in scheduling appointments for care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-654/.
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S. 654, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-654/.
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[S. 654: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an external provider scheduling program to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in scheduling appointments for care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-654/)
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