# 119-hr-5539: POW Priority Care Act of 2025

119-hr-5539, POW Priority Care Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5539
- Congress: 119
- Title: POW Priority Care Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Gives former prisoners of war the highest VA health enrollment priority.** The bill would also make former POWs explicitly eligible for VA extended care services under the same rules that govern other eligible veterans.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Top VA health care priority for former POWs: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would place veterans who were prisoners of war in the highest priority group for VA health care enrollment. It would also make them eligible for VA extended care services under the same framework as other eligible veterans. The change would apply whether a veteran’s POW status…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250

## Sources
- [119-hr-5539 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5539)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [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-5539 (as of 2026-04-21).