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Bill · 119th Congress · S 607
Improving Veteran Access to Care Act
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Introduced 2025-02-18Topic: veterans militarySummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceImproving Veteran Access to Care Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish an integrated project team to improve the process for scheduling VA health care appointments. Among other objectives, the team must (1) develop or continue the development of a scheduling system and platform that enables personnel and patients of the VA to view available appointments for VA care, (2) create a process through which patients can telephonically speak with a scheduler who can assist in determining availability and scheduling, and (3) carry out other functions with respect to health care appointments furnished by the VA. In carrying out its objectives, the team must consult and coordinate with the deployment schedule and capabilities of the VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization Program. If the VA determines a required objective or any feature or service in connection with an objective cannot be implemented or incorporated, the VA must report to Congress providing an explanation and setting forth a plan without that objective. The VA must also report to Congress on the progress in fulfilling the team’s objectives under the bill.
Sponsors
- Margaret Wood Hassan Democrat sponsor
- 3 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | House | Held at the desk. | |
| 2025-12-19 | House | Received in the House. | |
| 2025-12-19 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2025-12-18 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8898-8899; text: CR S8898-8899) | |
| 2025-12-18 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. | floor pass | |
| 2025-12-02 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 272. | |
| 2025-12-02 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report. | refer |
| 2025-12-02 | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report. | report | |
| 2025-07-30 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | refer |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35. | refer |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-02-18 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |