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HR5539119th CongressWALLET

POW Priority Care Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]

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Summary

Gives former prisoners of war the highest VA health enrollment priority. The bill would also make former POWs explicitly eligible for VA extended care services under the same rules that govern other eligible veterans.

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Top VA health care priority for former POWs

If enacted, this bill would place veterans who were prisoners of war in the highest priority group for VA health care enrollment. It would also make them eligible for VA extended care services under the same framework as other eligible veterans. The change would apply whether a veteran’s POW status was before, on, or after the date the law takes effect. If you are a former POW, this could mean faster access to care and more services.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]

MI • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 9/19/2025

  • Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 9/19/2025

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