# 119-s-2397: CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025

119-s-2397, CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2397
- Congress: 119
- Title: CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Aligned medical documentation and provider training for community care.** This bill would require the VA's Office of Integrated Veteran Care, or a successor office, to create guidance, goals, and performance measures so VA medical centers obtain timely initial and final medical documentation after a veteran gets care from community providers and to ensure those providers complete required core trainings. - Veterans: VA medical centers would have clearer rules and measurable goals to get a veteran's medical records after community care referrals, which aims to improve continuity of care. - VA medical centers and staff: They would follow new guidance and be held to performance measures for obtaining both initial and final documentation and for tracking provider training completion. - Community care providers: They would be expected to complete core trainings and receive clear information about whether each training is recommended or required. - Congressional oversight: The Under Secretary for Health would report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees within 120 days of enactment and every 120 days thereafter until the requirements are fully implemented.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Better records for veterans' community care: benefit, low. This bill would require the Under Secretary for Health to direct the Office of Integrated Veteran Care (or a successor office) to create guidance for VA medical centers on getting final medical records when a veteran is sent to a community provider after a VA referral. It would require the Office t…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2397 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2397)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2397 (as of 2026-07-15).