TRAVEL Act of 2026

This bill would allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign VA physicians to serve as traveling physicians for up to one year at a time. These physicians could provide health care to veterans living in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or other U.S. territories. Traveling physicians would coordinate with non-VA medical providers when practicable. The Secretary would be required to give these physicians a relocation or retention bonus in addition to their regular pay. The bill also changes the term "retention allowances" to "retention bonuses" in existing law.

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Sponsors

• Tim Sheehy Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors