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HR9212119th CongressWALLET

VA Emergency Transportation Act

Sponsored By: Representative Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]

Introduced

Summary

Emergency transportation would become a reimbursable part of VA emergency care by redefining “emergency services” to include both emergency treatment and ambulance or air-ambulance transportation to or between federal facilities. The bill updates Section 1725 and related Chapter 17 language so payments and eligibility use the new, consistent terminology.

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  • Veterans: Veterans who need ambulance or air-ambulance transport to a VA or other federal facility could be eligible for reimbursement for those transport costs.
  • Ambulance and air-ambulance providers: Non-VA ground and air ambulance providers may be paid by VA for emergency transports that deliver veterans to federal facilities or move them from non-VA emergency care to a VA or other federal facility.
  • Department of Veterans Affairs operations: VA would use a single definition of “emergency services” across claims and payment rules, aligning references and payment language in existing law.

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Bill Overview

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1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Emergency ambulance coverage for veterans

This bill would let VA pay for certain ambulance and air-ambulance rides for eligible veterans. It would rename "emergency treatment" as "emergency services" and add a new "emergency transportation" category. That category would cover non-VA ambulance or air-ambulance rides to emergency care, and transfers from non-VA facilities to VA or other Federal facilities. The transport must occur at a time described in paragraph (3)(C). The change would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Alford, Mark [R-MO-4]

MO • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 6/9/2026

  • Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 6/9/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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