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Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
In Committee
Summary
Expanded reproductive and fertility services for active duty members and veterans would be authorized across the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill would fund fertility treatment, counseling, cryopreservation, donor material options, and adoption support for service members, veterans, and their spouses or partners. It would require DoD and VA to coordinate care, set rules within two years, and limit the government role to providing treatment and counseling.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Free fertility preservation for service members
DoD must provide retrieval, testing, cryopreservation, shipping, storage, treatment, and counseling for active-duty members and their spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate. Services must be offered before deployment to combat zones or hazardous assignments and after service‑connected injury or illness. DoD pays all costs for those services and storage until one year after the member separates or retires. For IVF, DoD may provide up to three completed oocyte retrievals and unlimited embryo transfers. DoD must write rules within two years and help members navigate care and coordinate with VA for continuity and cost sharing.
VA fertility, donor, and adoption help
VA must offer fertility treatment and counseling as medical services for enrolled (covered) veterans and, with informed consent, their spouse, partner, donor, or gestational surrogate. VA will not limit services based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, infertility diagnosis, or marital status. For IVF, VA may provide up to three completed oocyte retrievals and unlimited embryo transfers. VA may pay or reimburse reasonable costs to procure donor material and related travel, and may provide adoption assistance up to a limit equal to VA's cost for up to three adoptions. VA must write rules within two years, do outreach and training, and help veterans navigate care; VA will not act as owner or custodian of stored reproductive material.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 8/29/2025
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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