Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 748
RELIEVE Act
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Introduced 2025-01-28Topic: veterans military · health careSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceRemoving Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act or the RELIEVE Act This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system.
Sponsors
- Jack Bergman Republican sponsor
- 5 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | refer |
| 2025-01-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-01-28 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-01-28 | Introduced in House | introduce |