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119-s-3999119th CongressWALLET

Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act

Sponsored By: Senator Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

In Committee

Summary

Direct scheduling for women's specialty care so women veterans can book gynecology, obstetrics, maternity, and postpartum appointments without a VA primary care referral. The bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to make that direct scheduling available at every VA medical center and clinic and through all scheduling methods, including phone and online tools.

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  • Women veterans would be able to schedule these specialty appointments directly without a referral, extra approval, or screening step.
  • Every VA medical center and clinic that offers women's specialty care would have to implement direct scheduling across their scheduling systems and methods.
  • The option to schedule through the Veterans Community Care Program under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code would be included, and the bill would not change eligibility or access standards for that program.

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Easier women's care scheduling for veterans

If enacted, the bill would let covered women veterans schedule women's specialty care directly without a VA primary care referral. A "covered veteran" would be a woman veteran enrolled in the VA annual patient enrollment system under 38 U.S.C. 1705(a) who is eligible for women's specialty care. Direct scheduling would have to be available at every VA medical center and clinic that offers women's specialty care and through all VA scheduling methods, including phone and online tools, and could include scheduling through the Veterans Community Care Program (38 U.S.C. 1703). The VA could not require any extra approval, referral, or screening step, and the bill would not change eligibility or access rules under 38 U.S.C. 1703.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

TN • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 3/5/2026

  • Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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