United StatesVeterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act
What it does
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement an electronic process for scheduling health care appointments furnished by the VA or through the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP) and extends an existing limitation on certain pensions. Under the bill, the VA must implement the electronic process not later than two years after the enactment of this bill.
More detail
The VA must implement a mandatory training program for VA schedulers or other employees involved in scheduling appointments regarding guidelines for the implementation of the electronic process. Additionally, the VA must prescribe performance benchmarks and outcome-based metrics for the electronic process.
The VA must also implement an outreach strategy to encourage non-VA health care providers participating in the VCCP to participate in the electronic process.
Under current law, the pension paid to veterans who reside in Medicaid nursing homes and have no spouse or child is limited to $90 a month through January 31, 2033. The bill extends this limitation through June 30, 2033.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- May 20Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Latest
- May 19Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 19Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3573-3575)
- May 19DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3482.
- May 19Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3573-3474)Passed House
- May 19Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 30Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-576.
- Mar 30Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 496.
- Feb 12Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 12Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 5Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged
- 2025
- Jun 11Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jun 6Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- May 19Introduced in House
- May 19Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Introduced