# 119-hr-2268: Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025

119-hr-2268, Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (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-2268
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Recognize nurse registries as providers in the Veterans Community Care Program.** This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept nurse registries for veterans' community care. It would make registries that supply registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, companions, or homemakers eligible under the program. The bill would define a "nurse registry" as an entity that arranges contracts for those workers to provide health or support services and that meets applicable State licensure requirements.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More VA home care through nurse registries: benefit, low. If enacted, veterans using VA community care could have more home care choices. VA would be able to recognize nurse registries and workers who go through them. A nurse registry arranges contracts for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, home health aides, comp…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-5300: Department of State Policy Provisions Act
- 119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2268 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2268)

## Related
- [119-hr-5300: Department of State Policy Provisions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5300)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4398)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2268 (as of 2026-04-21).