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119-hr-6796119th CongressWALLET

Military CARE Act

Sponsored By: Representative Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Defense to create a digital system for filing and tracking access-to-care complaints at military medical treatment facilities. It would set an 18-month deadline to establish the system, route complaints promptly to patient advocates, allow quarterly aggregation for the Defense Health Agency, and require annual facility-level reports to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.

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  • Covered beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE would be able to electronically file complaints about access to care and monitor the status of those complaints, including interim and final actions.
  • Complaints would be transmitted promptly to Department of Defense patient advocates and can be automatically aggregated and sent to the Director of the Defense Health Agency on a quarterly basis.
  • The Secretary would submit a report each March 1 showing total complaints and, for every facility with complaints, the most common issues, comparisons of specialty versus primary care, pediatric versus non-pediatric care, administrative hurdles versus other issues, and steps taken to reduce complaints.

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Online complaint system for TRICARE

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to create an online complaint system within 18 months for TRICARE enrollees who get care at military hospitals or clinics. Covered beneficiaries would be able to file complaints about access to care and view the complaint status at any time, including interim and final actions. Complaints filed through the system would be sent promptly to a Department of Defense patient advocate and could be grouped and sent quarterly to the Director of the Defense Health Agency. Not later than March 1 each year after the system is in place, the Secretary would have to report to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on the total number of complaints. Each report would include, for every facility with complaints: the most common complaint types; comparisons of specialty versus primary care complaints; pediatric versus non-pediatric complaints; administrative hurdles versus other access issues; and a summary of steps taken to reduce complaints.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]

NV • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

  • Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

  • Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

  • Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

  • Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

  • Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

  • Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]

    GU • R

    Sponsored 12/17/2025

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 1/7/2026

  • Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 1/7/2026

  • Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 4/16/2026

  • Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 4/22/2026

  • Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3]

    MS • R

    Sponsored 4/30/2026

  • Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 5/4/2026

  • Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2026

  • Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2026

  • Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 5/19/2026

  • Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/20/2026

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 7/13/2026

  • Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 8/10/2026

  • Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]

    NJ • R

    Sponsored 8/17/2026

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 8/24/2026

  • Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 8/31/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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