# 119-s-540: Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act

119-s-540, Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL); status introduced; 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-540
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ensuring Continuity in Veterans Health Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Continuity of care** is added as an explicit factor in deciding whether care through the Veterans Community Care Program is in a veteran's best medical interest. The bill would add a new subparagraph (F) to 38 U.S.C. 1703(d)(2) so continuity of care appears among the statutory factors that guide community care decisions.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More continuity in veterans' community care: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the VA to consider continuity of care in community-care decisions. This could make it more likely you keep your current doctor if you use community care. It would take effect upon enactment and would not provide new money or change who qualifies for care.

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-540 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/540)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [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)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-540 (as of 2026-10-31).