# 119-hr-5946: Stamp Out Veterans Medical Debt Act

119-hr-5946, Stamp Out Veterans Medical Debt Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5946
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stamp Out Veterans Medical Debt Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Creates a voluntary Veterans Medical Debt Relief Stamp to raise public contributions for paying down VA copayment and coinsurance obligations.** It would send stamp proceeds straight to the Department of Veterans Affairs and require an annual issue timed for Veterans Day. - Veterans and families: Funds from stamp sales would be used specifically to reduce unpaid copayment and coinsurance debt tied to VA care and care under the Community Care Program. - VA operations: Proceeds must be transferred to VA and dispersed to offices that handle billing and collections, including the Veterans Health Administration, Debt Management Center, Financial Service Center, and VHA Revenue Operations. - USPS and the public: The United States Postal Service would issue the stamp annually with an image chosen by USPS and the program would not be subject to the usual numerical cap on special stamp issues.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Veterans medical debt relief stamp: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would create a "Veterans Medical Debt Relief Stamp" sold by the U.S. Postal Service. All money from stamp sales would be transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs under 39 U.S.C. 416(d). The VA would use the money to pay unresolved copayment and coinsurance bills for V…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5946 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5946)

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- [119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4398)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5946 (as of 2026-07-25).