# 119-hr-2642: Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2025

119-hr-2642, Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2642
- Congress: 119
- Title: Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would allow Members of Congress to use Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to meet with constituents.** The bill would set rules for where and when those meetings can happen and require payment from Members' office funds. - Veterans and constituents would get more local options for meeting their Member of Congress because available VA spaces must be in visible, accessible areas and open during normal business hours. - Members and congressional offices would pay rent from a Member's Representational Allowance or a Senator's Official Personnel and Office Expense Account at rates similar to nearby General Services Administration office space. Members may advertise the availability but may not use the space during the 60-day period before a federal election. - VA operations and privacy would be protected because the Secretary and the Administrator of General Services must identify spaces and regulations would bar campaigning, soliciting changes to federal law or policy, disrupting facility operations, and photographing patients without consent.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Congress office hours at VA facilities: benefit, medium. Members of Congress could hold constituent meetings inside VA facilities, if they ask and follow VA rules. VA and GSA would pick available spaces and issue regulations within 90 days of enactment. Space would be open during normal business hours and placed in a visible, easy-to-find area. Rent woul…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2642 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2642)

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- [119-hr-1502: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1502)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2642 (as of 2026-04-21).