# 119-hr-9476: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services in administering the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.

119-hr-9476, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services in administering the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9476
- Congress: 119
- Title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to coordinate with the Secretary of Health and Human Services in administering the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**This bill would create cross-agency coordination and data sharing between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Services** to better manage care for veterans who are also in Medicare. It also sets up offices and rules to make that coordination work. - Veterans: Uses shared VA and Medicare data to help veterans enrolled in both systems avoid duplicative health care and duplicate payments. - VA operations: Requires the VA Secretary to seek a memorandum of understanding with HHS within one year to allow reciprocal access to enrollment and claims information. The Office of Integrated Veteran Care may establish a Veterans Affairs-Medicare Dual Eligibility Coordination Office to use that data. - CMS and Medicare Advantage plans: Directs CMS and VA coordination to identify specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals that offer benefits important to veteran health. The bill lists example benefit categories such as adaptive sports equipment, hearing aids, traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, massage, residential rehabilitation, and complementary therapies, and asks VA to identify plans offering at least three of these.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Data sharing for veterans on Medicare: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs would seek a memorandum of understanding with HHS within one year. The MOU would let VA and Medicare (including Medicare Advantage) share data about veterans enrolled in the VA patient enrollment system under 38 U.S.C. 1705(a) and in Medicare. If HHS se…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act
- 119-hr-1656: PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9476 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9476)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
- [119-hr-1656: PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1656)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9476 (as of 2026-07-24).