# 119-hr-6796: Military CARE Act

119-hr-6796, Military CARE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6796
- Congress: 119
- Title: Military CARE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (23)

- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Online complaint system for TRICARE: benefit, low. 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, includin…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6796 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6796)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6796 (as of 2026-09-21).