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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 467

Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-01-15Topic: veterans military

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Foreign Medical Program Modernization Act of 2025 This bill expands eligibility for care under the Foreign Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by removing certain eligibility requirements. The program authorizes the VA to furnish care and services to veterans abroad (i.e., outside any state) for the treatment of service-connected disabilities or as part of a Veteran Readiness and Employment rehabilitation program. The bill expands eligibility for care by removing the requirement that a veteran have a service-connected disability or be participating in a rehabilitation program. The bill also requires the VA to update its payment system to allow for reimbursements through electronic fund transfer. Under the bill, the VA must assess the feasibility and implications of contracting with an appropriate non-VA entity to build a network of non-VA entities to provide hospital care and medical services abroad under the Foreign Medical Program.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-02-20HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.refer
2025-01-15HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.refer
2025-01-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-01-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.