# 119-hr-6522: CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025

119-hr-6522, CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6522
- Congress: 119
- Title: CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would tighten coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs and community care providers to ensure timely medical records and clear training requirements.** - Veterans: Would improve continuity of care by pushing VA medical centers to obtain both initial and final medical documentation from community providers after referral. - VA medical centers: Would get formal guidance and face new goals and performance measures for securing community-provider records and tracking completion of required tasks. - Community care providers: Would be subject to monitored goals for completing core trainings and would receive clearer, more accurate information about whether trainings are recommended or required. - Oversight and reporting: The Under Secretary for Health would have to report progress to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees every 120 days until these requirements are fully implemented.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Better VA coordination for community care: benefit, low. This bill would require the VA Under Secretary for Health to direct the Office of Integrated Veteran Care (or a successor office) to improve coordination of care when VA medical centers refer veterans to community providers. The Office would have to create guidance for VA medical centers to obtain…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2528: Association Health Plans Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6522 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6522)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
- [119-hr-2528: Association Health Plans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2528)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6522 (as of 2026-04-21).