# 119-hr-3636: To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the military departments are appropriately licensed.

119-hr-3636, To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the military departments are appropriately licensed., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3636
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the military departments are appropriately licensed.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Centralized licensure verification for DoD health-care professionals** requires the Secretary of Defense to set up a system that lets commanding officers confirm licenses across locations. The policy aims to complete at least 90% of verifications within seven days, with an exception for checks tied to an adverse record. - Patients and families: Commanding officers can verify that clinicians treating them hold valid licenses across all Department of Defense health facilities, which aims to improve confidence in provider credentials. - Health-care professionals: A centralized credential system standardizes verification and targets completing 90% of checks within seven days, which can speed credentialing for clinicians without adverse records. - DoD facility leaders and administrators: Commanding officers can verify licensure regardless of a clinician's service branch or the facility's location, making verification portable across the Department of Defense.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster license checks for military clinicians: benefit, low. The Department of Defense would create one system to check licenses for military health workers. Commanders at any military clinic could verify a worker’s license, no matter the base or service branch. At least 90% of checks would be done within seven days of a commander’s request. The seven-day cl…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3636 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3636)

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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [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-3636 (as of 2026-04-21).