Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 4855
Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-08-01Topic: veterans military · health careSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require the Department of Defense to offer fertility treatment and counseling to service members and their spouses, partners, or gestational surrogates, regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, infertility diagnosis, or marital status. It would let active-duty members freeze and store sperm or eggs at no cost before deployment to a combat zone or a hazardous assignment, until one year after they leave the military. It would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide fertility treatment and counseling to enrolled veterans and their spouses, partners, or surrogates, with in vitro fertilization limited to three completed egg retrievals. It would also allow the VA to pay for adoption costs for veterans and require both departments to help people find providers and keep care going when they move.
Sponsors
- Rick Larsen Democrat sponsor
- 19 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | refer |
| 2025-08-01 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-08-01 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-08-01 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-08-01 | Introduced in House | introduce |