# 119-s-219: Veterans Health Care Freedom Act

119-s-219, Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-31).

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- As of: 2026-10-31
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-219
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Health Care Freedom Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**This bill would expand veterans' ability to choose their health care providers across VA and community care.** It would start a three-year pilot and then, after four years, apply the pilot's provider-choice rules more broadly to VA and community care.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Permanent VA provider choice expansion: benefit, high. If enacted, starting four years after enactment the VA would remove feasibility limits in 38 U.S.C. 1703 and 1703A for hospital, medical, and extended care. VA would have to offer the same provider-choice rules used in the pilot nationwide. VA must also furnish such care at VA facilities without re…
- Three-year VA provider choice pilot: benefit, medium. If enacted, the VA would run a three-year pilot starting one year after enactment. The pilot would operate in at least four VISNs. Veterans enrolled under 38 U.S.C. 1705 could pick primary care, mental health, and specialty providers inside a defined "covered care system." VA could use non-Departme…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-219 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/219)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-219 (as of 2026-10-31).