A resolution directing the Senate Legal Counsel to bring a civil action in the name of the United States Senate to enforce the Foreign Emoluments Clause contained in clause 8 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States.
- Last Action
- 5/13/2025
Actions
- 2025-05-21Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
- 2025-01-23Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2025-01-23Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-01-23 (00)
Veterans Health Care Freedom Act
This bill requires the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a three-year pilot program to provide veterans who are enrolled in the VA health care system with the ability to choose health care providers through the covered care system. Under the bill, the covered care system includes VA medical facilities, health care providers participating in the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP), and eligible entities or providers that have entered into a Veterans Care Agreement.
A veteran participating in the program may elect to receive care at any provider in the covered care system.
The pilot program removes certain requirements (e.g., location of the veteran) to access care at VA and non-VA facilities. After four years, the bill permanently phases out the requirements for accessing care under the VCCP and Veterans Care Agreements and requires the VA to provide such care under the same conditions of the pilot program. Additionally, after four years, veterans may receive care at a VA medical facility regardless of whether the facility is in the same Veterans Integrated Service Network as the veteran.
Cosponsors (8)
- Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Hospital care
- Veterans' medical care
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