To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the availability of care for veterans at facilities of the Department of Defense.

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Introduced 2025-12-10Topic: veterans military · health care

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This bill would require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to create and carry out action plans at military and VA medical facilities to share resources and increase care for enrolled veterans at military hospitals with extra capacity. The plans would include letting providers work in both systems, faster base access for VA staff and veterans, a coordinator at each facility, and shared information technology. The departments would set up a confidential complaint process for veterans, review safety records every quarter, and post a public list of sharing agreements online. They would submit the plans to Congress and give a briefing on progress. The bill states veterans cannot be required to seek care at military facilities, and it would end on September 30, 2028.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2025-12-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	refer
2025-12-10	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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
2025-12-10	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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
2025-12-10		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-12-10		Introduced in House	introduce

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