# 119-hr-439: Veterans Foreign Medical Coverage Equality and Modernization Act of 2025

119-hr-439, Veterans Foreign Medical Coverage Equality and Modernization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-439
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Foreign Medical Coverage Equality and Modernization Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**This bill would **allow veterans rated permanent and total for a service-connected disability** to receive VA hospital care and medical services while located outside a State, as long as the care follows U.S. medical standards and any prescription drugs are FDA-approved.** - Veterans: Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated permanent and total would be eligible to get VA hospital care and medical services while outside a State if the care meets U.S. clinical standards and prescribed drugs are FDA-approved. - Providers and payments: The Department of Veterans Affairs would be required to speed reimbursements and reduce administrative costs by using direct deposit for payments to veterans and medical providers. - Technology and oversight: VA mobile apps would have to let veterans submit forms digitally and track them in real time, and they must make authorization, predetermination, and continuity-of-care documents available. The Secretary would also report to Congress within 2 years on how implementation worked and any challenges encountered.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA care abroad for permanently disabled veterans: benefit, medium. If enacted, VA could furnish hospital care and medical services outside a State (for care received abroad) to veterans with a permanent and total service-connected disability who are otherwise eligible. Care would need to follow standard U.S. medical practice, and any drugs must be FDA-approved. Th…
- Faster VA reimbursements and app tracking: benefit, low. If enacted, VA would allow reimbursements to veterans and medical providers by direct deposit to speed up payments. VA mobile apps would add digital form submission, real-time tracking, and access to authorization, predetermination, and continuity-of-care letters. These changes would start 90 days…

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- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
- 119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-439 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/439)

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- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1993)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-439 (as of 2026-09-21).