# 119-s-3388: SERVE Act

119-s-3388, SERVE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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- As of: 2026-09-26
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3388
- Congress: 119
- Title: SERVE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Mandatory joint DoD–VA action plans to share medical resources and expand access for enrolled veterans.** The bill creates a structured, time-bound program for Defense and Veterans Affairs facilities to co-locate care, share staff and records, and use excess DoD capacity to serve enrolled veterans. - Veterans: Enrolled veterans gain increased access to care at DoD medical facilities identified as having excess capacity, plus a secure, confidential system to report care concerns with anti-retaliation protections and options to suspend referrals during investigations. - Providers and facilities: DoD and VA clinicians can be cross-credentialed and privileged to treat veterans across systems, with expedited base access, a designated facility coordinator, and goals to boost case volume and clinical complexity for medical education programs. - Oversight and transparency: Plans must set performance goals, collect data, and quarterly-review complaints and safety incidents. DoD and VA must brief relevant congressional committees within a year on implementation, patient counts, cross-credentialing, reimbursements, IT integration barriers, and the program sunsets on Sept. 30, 2028.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More coordinated care for veterans: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require DoD and VA to make action plans at qualifying military and VA medical facilities to expand care for veterans enrolled in VA's patient enrollment system. Plans would include cross-credentialing, expedited installation access for VA staff and enrolled veterans, a na…
- Program ends September 30, 2028: cost, medium. If enacted, this section would expire on September 30, 2028. After that date, the required DoD–VA action plans, oversight, complaint rules, reporting, and definitions created by this section would end. The rules would start upon enactment and run until that sunset date.

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2354: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-s-4498: ABLE Tomorrow Act
- 119-s-933: NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3388 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3388)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-2354: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2354)
- [119-s-4498: ABLE Tomorrow Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4498)
- [119-s-933: NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-933)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3388 (as of 2026-09-26).