# 119-hr-1248: Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act

119-hr-1248, Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1248
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Prioritizes continuity of care** by requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to consider ongoing treatment relationships when deciding whether to furnish care through the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). The bill would add a new "continuity of care" subparagraph to 38 U.S.C. §1703(d)(2), making continuity an explicit factor in determinations of a veteran's best medical interest when choosing between VA care and community providers.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA would consider care continuity: benefit, low. If enacted, VA would have to consider continuity of care when deciding if community care is in a veteran’s best medical interest. This could help you keep seeing the same doctor or care team. It would not change who qualifies for the Veterans Community Care Program. The change would take effect upo…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1248 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1248)

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- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1248 (as of 2026-04-21).