# 119-s-3280: Measuring Availability of Providers (MAP) for Veterans Act

119-s-3280, Measuring Availability of Providers (MAP) for Veterans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3280
- Congress: 119
- Title: Measuring Availability of Providers (MAP) for Veterans Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would commission feasibility studies for full-service VA hospitals in Alaska, Hawaii, and New Hampshire.** It would also anchor certain Veterans Community Care Program access rules to the bill's enactment date and require the VA to post the study publicly within one year. - Veterans in the three states: They would be the focus of a study that would examine establishing a full-service VA hospital. - Veterans Community Care Program participants in states that later establish a VA facility: The bill would tie continued access rules to the bill's enactment date. - VA officials and the public: The Secretary would have to publish the feasibility results on a public Department of Veterans Affairs website within one year of enactment. *This bill would not authorize new appropriations or create new funding streams and therefore would not directly increase federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Study and date fix for VA care: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would require the VA to study opening a full-service VA hospital in Alaska, Hawaii, and New Hampshire. The VA would have to publish that feasibility study on a public VA website within one year of the Act's enactment. The bill would also amend a Veterans Community Care Program…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3280 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3280)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3280 (as of 2026-04-21).