HR3951Passed House
Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-06-12
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Juan Ciscomani
Republican · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 97.4% (574 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/C001133
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Cosponsors (2)
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Latest Action
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-09-16
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-09-16
- House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReported By · 2025-09-09
Previously
- House Committee on Veterans' AffairsMarkup By · 2025-07-23
- House Committee on Veterans' AffairsDischarged from · 2025-07-03
- House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-06-12
Plain-English Summary
Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025 This bill extends and expands the pilot program under which certain non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care professionals may be contracted to provide disability examinations to veterans, regardless of the jurisdiction of their licensure, for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and care. Specifically, the bill (1) expands the types of health care professionals who may provide such examinations, and (2) extends the authority for such professionals to be contracted for this purpose through January 5, 2031. Currently, such examinations may only be contracted to licensed non-VA physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, audiologists, or psychologists. The bill expands the list to include qualified health care professionals who are eligible for appointment to specified positions in the Veterans Health Administration, including hospital or clinic directors, dentists, and pharmacists. The VA must report on its use of the expanded authority under this bill.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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Subjects
Armed Forces and National Security
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