# 114-hr-6445: Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act

114-hr-6445, Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6445
- Congress: 114
- Title: Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-12-06
- Sponsor: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon the commencement of any war, to establish a trust fund to be named for that war. Amounts collected pursuant to a war tax (required by this bill) shall be deposited into such fund and may be used by the VA to provide for veterans who serve on active duty during that war programs and benefits directly related to their health care. For any fiscal year during which the VA makes a withdrawal from such a fund, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct an audit of the consolidated financial statements relating to the fund. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the imposition upon individuals who have not served on active duty in the Armed Forces of a graduated income tax with respect to each war occurring at any time during the taxable year.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2016-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2016-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2016-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5980: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3870: Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
- 114-hr-3742: Access to Marketplace Insurance Act
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-6445 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6445)

## Related
- [114-hr-5980: Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5980)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-3870: Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3870)
- [114-hr-3742: Access to Marketplace Insurance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3742)
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6445 (as of 2025-11-18).