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119-hr-3482119th CongressWALLET

Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act

Sponsored By: Representative Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]

Passed House

Summary

An electronic scheduling process that would let VA schedulers book care for covered veterans at VA facilities or through the Veterans Community Care Program with non-VA providers. It pairs that system with rules for training, outreach, and performance reporting to improve appointment access and tracking.

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  • Veterans: Covered veterans would have appointments arranged by VA schedulers either at VA sites or with community providers through the Veterans Community Care Program, and would be told about available VA and community options when eligible.
  • VA schedulers and non-VA providers: Schedulers would use an IT system to view, search, and sort appointments by type, location, and date, send referrals and authorizations directly to non-VA clinicians, and complete mandatory training within 180 days; the Secretary must carry out outreach to recruit community providers.
  • Oversight and timing: The Secretary would provide semiannual reports for 3 years on provider participation, appointment counts, wait-time comparisons, cancellations, and no-shows, and must implement the electronic process within 2 years; the Act also extends certain monthly payments' allowable period from January 31, 2033 to May 31, 2033.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Online scheduling for VA and community care

If enacted, VA would launch an online system within 2 years to schedule VA and community care visits. Schedulers would see openings by care type, place, and date; book visits; and send referrals to non-VA providers. Every VA medical center would be required to use the named scheduling tool starting at enactment. The VA would set benchmarks in 60 days, guidelines in 90 days, training in 180 days, and outreach in 90 days. The VA would report first at 6 months after enactment and then every 6 months for 3 years.

VA pension date moved to May 2033

If enacted, this would change a VA pension rule date from January 31, 2033 to May 31, 2033. This would give affected veterans four more months under that payment limit.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]

MI • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/12/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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