# 119-hr-961: Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act

119-hr-961, Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-961
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Would give enrolled veterans the option to get primary care from non-VA doctors paid through VA-administered veteran health savings accounts.** This bill would set up a five-year pilot to let eligible VA enrollees buy primary care and related services from non-VA clinicians using those accounts. - Veterans: Enrolled veterans could join a five-year pilot and receive an annual veteran health savings account to buy primary care, screening, preventive services, and medicines under a direct primary care arrangement. - Non-VA primary care providers: Clinicians outside VA could offer defined direct primary care service arrangements for fixed periodic fees and accept HSA payments from participating veterans. - VA operations and oversight: The pilot would be run by VA's Center for Innovation for Care and Payment. The Secretary would set annual HSA deposit amounts with actuarial advice, put fraud controls in place, and report implementation quarterly for two years and then annually. *The pilot would be funded from existing Veterans Health Administration appropriations and would not require additional appropriations.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Veterans pilot for direct primary care: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would create a five-year pilot starting one year after enactment. You would be able to get VA-funded primary care from non-VA doctors through a direct primary care agreement. The VA would deposit an annual amount into a veteran health savings account (HSA) for each participant…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-961 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/961)

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- [119-hres-888: Censuring and condemning Delegate Stacey Plaskett and removing her from the Hou…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-888)
- [119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3330)
- [119-hr-3715: New IDEA Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3715)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-2705: Nuclear Family Priority Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2705)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-961 (as of 2025-12-21).